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The Sarangapani Temple, Thirukudanthai, or Kumbakonam koyil is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham by the 12 poet saints, or Alvars. [1] This temple is along Kaveri and is one of the Pancharanga Kshetrams. [2]
Sarangapani Temple. Of the many temples in Kumbakonam, the most striking is the Sarangapani Temple, a Vaishnavite temple. This famous pancharanga kshetram is in the midst of the busy market place. Before the Sri Rangam Temple gopuram (tower) was built, this temple used to hold the place for the tallest Temple Tower in South Asia.
Chakrapani Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to God Vishnu located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. This temple is located 2 km, away towards North West from the Kumbakonam Railway Station. This temple is located 2 km, away towards North West from the Kumbakonam Railway Station.
The Sarangapani Temple on the banks of the Kaveri River at Kumbakonam is one of the Divya Desams and is also one of the five Pancharangam Temples. Its location is in the Tanjore district of Tamil Nadu, India, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the Kumbakonam railway station. [4] [21] The deity in the temple is Sarangapani, an incarnation of Vishnu ...
Kumbakonam has one of the few temples dedicated to the god Brahma. [123] Sarangapani temple is the largest Vaishnava (the sect of the god Vishnu) shrine present in Kumbakonam. The present structure of the temple having a twelve-storey high tower was constructed by Nayak kings in the 15th century.
As found in Chakrapani Temple East, a temple of Draupati Amman is found in Sarangapani Temple east, having he as the presiding deity. [1] Two Kalis and Madurai Veeran are found in the left side of the shrine of the presiding deity. An inscription about the Kumbhabhishekham of this temple held on 23 August 2001, (7, Tamil month of Avani, Vishu ...
The 12-year cycle Mahamaham festival in Tamil Nadu is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Magha. On the day of Masi Maham, devotees in large numbers come to Kumbakonam and take a bath in Mahamaham tank, the tank which is considered sacred as nine sacred rivers of India such as Ganges, Kaveri, Yamuna, Sarasvati, Godavari, Narmada, Krishna, Sindhu and Sarayu mingle in Mahamaham tank.
Five temples of Vishnu are connected with the Mahamaham festival which happens once every 12 years in Kumbakonam. [13] These five temples together make one of the 108 Vishnu temples, Divya Desam. They are Sarangapani Temple, Chakrapani Temple, Ramaswamy Temple, Rajagopalaswamy Temple, and Varahaperumal Temple.