Temples in Thanjavur district

Guides to 32 Hindu temples in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, including Kumbakonam, Tiruvaiyaru and Darasuram. Each guide gives the deity, opening hours where a published source gives them, how to reach, festivals and history, and lists the sources its facts were checked against.

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The 32 temples at a glance

1. Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam: Shiva as Adi Kumbeswarar, in the form of a lingam
2. Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram: Shiva
3. Aiyarappar Temple, Tiruvaiyaru: Shiva as Aiyarappar, in lingam form, with consort Aramvalarthanayagi
4. Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur: Shiva as Peruvudaiyar, a huge linga. Hours: 6 AM to 12:30 PM, 4 PM to 8:30 PM
5. Garbarakshambigai Temple, Thirukarugavur: Shiva as Mullaivananathar, Parvati as Garbharakshambigai. Hours: 5:30 AM to 12:30 PM, and 4 PM to 8 PM
6. Innambur Ezhutharinathar Temple, Innambur: Shiva as Ezhutharinathar
7. Kanjanur Sukran Temple, Kanjanur: Sukra (Venus); main idol is Shiva as Agniswarar
8. Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbakonam: Shiva as Kasi Viswanathar, with Parvati as Visalakshi. Hours: 6 AM to 12:30 PM and 4 PM to 8:30 PM
9. Kodeeswarar Temple, Kottaiyur: Shiva as Koteeswarar, with Parvathi as Pandhadu Nayaki. Hours: 6 AM to 12 noon and 4 PM to 8 PM
10. Mahalingaswamy Temple, Thiruvidaimarudur: Shiva as Mahalingeswaraswamy
11. Nachiyar Koil, Natchiarkoil: Vishnu as Srinivasa Perumal, with Lakshmi as Nachiyar
12. Nageswaraswamy Temple, Kumbakonam: Shiva
13. Nathan Kovil, Kumbakonam: Vishnu as Jagannathan, with Lakshmi as Shenbagavalli
14. Odhanavaneswarar Temple, Tiruchotruturai: Shiva as Odhanavaneswarar, with Parvati as Annapoorani
15. Oppiliappan Temple, Kumbakonam: Vishnu as Oppiliappan
16. Palaivananathar Temple, Thanjavur, Papanasam: Shiva as Papanasanathar, represented by the lingam
17. Patteeswaram Dhenupureeswarar Temple, Patteeswaram: Shiva, also written Thenupuriswarar
18. Prananadeswarar Temple, Thirumangalakudi: Shiva as Prananatheswarar, with Parvati as Mangala Nayagi
19. Punnainallur Mariamman Temple, Punnainallur: Mariamman, a sand idol under a silver kavacham
20. Pushpavananathar Temple, Tiruppoonturutti, Tiruvaiyaru: Shiva as Aiyarappar in lingam form, with consort Soundaranayagi
21. Sarangapani Temple, Kumbakonam: Vishnu as Sharngapani
22. Suryanar Kovil, Aduthurai, Suryanar Koil: Surya, the Sun, with consorts Ushadevi and Pratyusha Devi
23. Swamimalai Murugan Temple, Swamimalai: Murugan as Swaminatha Swami. Hours: 6 AM to 1 PM and 4 PM to 9 PM
24. Thanjai Mamani Koil, Thanjavur: Vishnu, at three adjacent temples
25. Thenkurangaduthurai Temple, Aduthurai: Shiva as Apathsaheswarar, with consort Prabhavalli
26. Thingalur Chandran Temple, Thingalur: Chandra (Soma, the moon); main idol Kailasanathar, a form of Shiva
27. Thiru Aadanoor Temple, Aadanoor: Vishnu as Andalakkum Aiyan, with his consort Ranganayaki
28. Thirukoteeswarar Temple, Thirukodikaval: Shiva
29. Thirunageswaram Rahu Temple, Thirunageswaram: Shiva as Naganathar, shown as a lingam
30. Thirupullabhoothangudi Temple, Pullabhoothangudi: Vishnu, worshipped as Valvil Ramar
31. Thiruvisanallur Sivayoginathar Temple, Thiruvisanallur: Shiva as the lingam Sivayoginathar, with a prominent shrine to Soundaranayagi
32. Tiruneelakkudi Neelakandeswarar Temple, Thanjavur: Shiva as Neelakandeswarar, with consort Oppilamulaiyal

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All 32 temple guides in Thanjavur district

Brihadeeswara Temple, ThanjavurIn the appThanjavur, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduAdi Kumbeswarar Temple, KumbakonamKumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduAiravatesvara Temple, DarasuramDarasuram, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduAiyarappar Temple, TiruvaiyaruTiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduGarbarakshambigai Temple, ThirukarugavurThirukarugavur, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduInnambur Ezhutharinathar Temple, InnamburInnambur, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduKanjanur Sukran Temple, KanjanurKanjanur, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduKasi Viswanathar Temple, KumbakonamKumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduKodeeswarar Temple, KottaiyurKottaiyur, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduMahalingaswamy Temple, ThiruvidaimarudurThiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduNachiyar Koil, NatchiarkoilNatchiarkoil, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduNageswaraswamy Temple, KumbakonamKumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduNathan Kovil, KumbakonamKumbakonam, Tamil NaduOdhanavaneswarar Temple, TiruchotruturaiTiruchotruturai, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduOppiliappan Temple, KumbakonamKumbakonam, Tamil NaduPalaivananathar Temple, ThanjavurPapanasam, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduPatteeswaram Dhenupureeswarar Temple, PatteeswaramPatteeswaram, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduPrananadeswarar Temple, ThirumangalakudiThirumangalakudi, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduPunnainallur Mariamman Temple, PunnainallurPunnainallur, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduPushpavananathar Temple, TiruppoonturuttiTiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduSarangapani Temple, KumbakonamKumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduSuryanar Kovil, AduthuraiSuryanar Koil, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduSwamimalai Murugan Temple, SwamimalaiSwamimalai, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduThanjai Mamani Koil, ThanjavurThanjavur, Tamil NaduThenkurangaduthurai Temple, AduthuraiAduthurai, near Kumbakonam, Tamil NaduThingalur Chandran Temple, ThingalurThingalur, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduThiru Aadanoor Temple, AadanoorAadanoor, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduThirukoteeswarar Temple, ThirukodikavalThirukodikaval, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduThirunageswaram Rahu Temple, ThirunageswaramThirunageswaram, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduThirupullabhoothangudi Temple, PullabhoothangudiPullabhoothangudi, near Kumbakonam, Tamil NaduThiruvisanallur Sivayoginathar Temple, ThiruvisanallurThiruvisanallur, Thanjavur district, Tamil NaduTiruneelakkudi Neelakandeswarar Temple, ThanjavurThanjavur, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu

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