29 temples shown
Shiva temple
Kasi Viswanathar Temple
A Shiva temple beside the Mahamaham tank, known for its shrine to nine sacred rivers, the Nava Kanniyar.
Shiva temple
Adi Kumbeswarar Temple
Kumbakonam's largest Shiva temple, whose legend of the pot (kumbha) gives the town its name.
Shiva temple
Someswarar Temple
A Shiva temple beside Sarangapani Temple, named for the Moon god Soma, who is said to have worshipped here.
Shiva temple
Nageswaraswamy Temple
An early Chola Shiva temple, famous for its sculpture and for sunlight that reaches the sanctum only in April–May.
Shiva temple
Ekambareswarar Temple
A Shiva temple in Kumbakonam where Shiva is worshipped as Ekambareswarar; one of the 12 Mahamaham Shiva temples.
Shiva temple
Gowthameswarar Temple
A Shiva temple beside the Mahamaham tank, linked by tradition to the sage Gautama; one of the 12 Shiva temples of the festival.
Shiva temple
Abimukeswarar Temple
A Shiva temple on the eastern bank of the Mahamaham tank, linked by tradition to the nine river goddesses.
Shiva temple
Kambatta Visvanathar Temple
A Shiva temple south-west of Adi Kumbeswarar Temple; one of the 12 Shiva temples of the Mahamaham festival.
Shiva temple
Banapuriswarar Temple
A Shiva temple marking the spot from where, by tradition, Shiva aimed his arrow at the pot of nectar.
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Kalahasteeswarar Temple
A Shiva temple in Kumbakonam, renovated by Serfoji of Thanjavur; one of the 12 Mahamaham Shiva temples.
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Koteeswarar Temple, Kottaiyur
A Tevaram-praised Shiva temple at Kottaiyur, on the western outskirts of Kumbakonam on the Swamimalai road.
Shiva temple
Amirthakalasanathar Temple, Sakkottai
A Tevaram-praised Shiva temple at Sakkottai near Kumbakonam, linked by tradition to the pot of creation.
Vishnu temple
Sarangapani Temple
Kumbakonam's largest Vishnu temple and a Divya Desam, with the town's tallest gateway tower.
Vishnu temple
Chakrapani Temple
A Vishnu temple where Vishnu is worshipped as the divine discus, shown with eight arms and a third eye.
Vishnu temple
Ramaswamy Temple
A Nayak-era Rama temple with carved pillars and a full painted Ramayana around its first courtyard.
Vishnu temple
Rajagopalaswamy Temple
A Vishnu temple north of Big Street, Kumbakonam; one of the 5 Vishnu temples of the Mahamaham festival.
Vishnu temple
Varahaperumal Temple
A temple to Varaha, the boar incarnation of Vishnu; one of the 5 Vishnu temples of the Mahamaham festival.
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Navagraha temples
Nine Chola-era temples around Kumbakonam, each linked to one of the nine planetary deities of Hindu astronomy.
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Swaminathaswamy Temple, Swamimalai
A hilltop Murugan temple at Swamimalai near Kumbakonam, one of the Six Abodes of Murugan.
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Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram
A 12th-century Chola temple at Darasuram, part of the UNESCO World Heritage site Great Living Chola Temples.
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Thenupuriswarar Temple, Patteeswaram
A Tevaram-praised Shiva temple at Patteeswaram near Kumbakonam, known for the Nandi that moved aside for Sambandar.
Kumbakonam temple
Brahma Temple, Kumbakonam
A Vishnu temple in Kumbakonam known as the Brahma Temple for its rare shrine to Brahma, flanked by Saraswati and Gayatri.
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Naganathar Temple, Thirunageswaram
A Tevaram-praised Shiva temple on the edge of Kumbakonam, one of the Navagraha temples, linked with Rahu.
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Oppiliappan Temple
A Divya Desam Vishnu temple near Thirunageswaram, one of the Pancha Kshethram linked with the birth of Lakshmi.
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Nachiyar Koil (Thirunarayur Nambi Temple)
A Divya Desam near Kumbakonam where the goddess takes precedence over Vishnu, famous for its stone Garuda and brass lamps.
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Mahalingeswarar Temple, Thiruvidaimarudur
One of the great Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu, near Kumbakonam, with 149 inscriptions from the Pandyas to the Marathas.
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Kampaheswarar Temple, Thirubuvanam
A late Chola masterpiece near Kumbakonam, built by Kulothunga Chola III, with a rare shrine to Sharabha.
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Kapardeeswarar Temple, Thiruvalanchuzhi
A Shiva temple near Swamimalai famous for its white Vinayaka (Swetha Vinayagar), said to be made of sea foam.
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Saranathan Temple, Thirucherai
A Divya Desam near Kumbakonam where Vishnu has five consorts, with a rare shrine to the river goddess Kaveri.
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Last reviewed October 3, 2026