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 Temple info -2252 கோயில் தகவல் -2252 Patteeswaram Kothandarama Temple Lord Rama installed Shiva Linga here at Patteeswaram and provided darshan in a Kalyana Kolam Rajaraja, Rajendra and Kulothunga Chozha made this an integral part of their kingdom and took several important decisions from here Located just under 10kms South West of Kumbakonam is the Kothandarama temple in Patteeswaram, a temple whose legend dates back to the Ramayana The temple in its current form is believed to date back to the 16th Century AD. The mix of granite and brick construction seems to indicate that this temple may have seen renovation during different periods in history and different rulers may have played a role in the construction of the temple though there are no specific records available to this effect. Direction to the temple In centuries gone by, the landmark to this place was denoted as being South of Arasalaru and North of Mudikondan River. Pallava and Chozha Period In the 8th Century AD, Palla...

 Temple info -1433 கோயில் தகவல் -1433 Patteeswaram Durgai Amman Temple   Introduction about the Patteeswaram Durgai Amman Temple Patteeswaram is the temple dedicated to Lord Shiva; the deity here is Sri Dhenupureeswarar. The temple is close to Sri Durgai, a popular place near Kumbakonam. The Goddess who resides in Patteeswaram is Gnanambikai.  Patteeswaram Durgai Amman Temple The History Behind Name Patteeswaram derived its name from Patti, the girl calf of the cow Kamadhenu. The legend says that once Parasakthi was in search of a peaceful place to perform her tapas. She then found this place and started her penance. Kamdhenu, the sacred cow, got to know about it and sent her daughter to help Parasakthi with everything. Lord Shiva became pleased with the penance of Parasakthi and gave her Darshan. Patti, the daughter, witnessed this, and she also installed a Shiva Linga and started worshipping it. Shiva also became pleased with the worship of Patti and blessed her; since ...

Thenupuriswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva located in the holy village of Patteeswaram, Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshiped as Thenupuriswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Nyanambikai (Somakamalambigai). The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple is associated with the legend of Sambandar to whose view Nandi moved to have a direct view of the presiding deity. Muthupandal festival celebrated in the temple in associated with the legend. Religion Affiliation Hinduism District Tanjore Deity Thenupureeswarar (Shiva) Somakambalambigai (Parvathi) Features Temple tank: Brahma Theertham Location Patteeswaram State Tamil Nadu Country India Location in Tamil Nadu Geographic coordinates 10°55′N 79°20′E Architecture Type Dravidian architecture The temple complex covers around four ac...