It is a big town having a railway Station of the same name on the Southern railway. The tamil name of the place is Tanjavoor. Since the time of the Imperial Cholas, Tanjore has become famous. The sthala- puranam states that, beofre waging a war with the demon Tanja of Tanjore, Lord Siva statione the Astha Sakthis one at each of the eight directions. The temple at Tiruvalanchushi is an ancient one of great dimensions and elaborate architecture.
Believers attach great importance to vanachuzhi white vinayaka with the trunk turned right.
Swamimaali is near Kumba- konam. It is a railwa station on the mainn line from Madras to Tiruchirapalli. Ther i a famous shrine built on a hillock, dedicated to lord Subramanya loclly know as Swaminatha. Dharasuram Saktimuttam Dharasuram is a railway station on Madras-Tanjore line, in the district of Tanjore. It is a very small town which has come to eminencedue to the famous Siva temple of Airavateswar.