page_title: Hindu temples of Kumbakonam
section_title: Pateeswaram temple
hierarchical_section_title: Hindu temples of Kumbakonam / Temples around Kumbakonam / Pateeswaram temple
caption_attribution_description: English: Patteswaram grand temple
context_page_description: Kumbakonam is a city and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 273 kilometres from Chennai. It is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district.
  Kumbakonam is a temple town with many Hindu temples located in and around it. Majority of the temples are dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva.
  12 Shiva temples are connected with Mahamaham festival which happens once in 12 years in Kumbakonam. They are Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbeswarar Temple, Someswarar Temple, Nageswara Temple, Ekambareswarar Temple, Gowthameswarar Temple, Abimukeswarar Temple, Kambatta Visvanathar Temple, Banapuriswarar Temple, Kahahasteeswarar Temple, Koteeswarar Temple, and Amirthakalasanathar Temple. Of these twelve, first ten temples temples are located in Kumbakonam town itself.
  Likewise five Vishnu temples are connected with Mahamaham. They are Sarangapani Temple, Chakrapani Temple, Ramaswamy Temple, Rajagopalaswamy Temple, and Varahaperumal Temple. All these five temples are found in Kumbakonam.
context_section_description: Sri Thenupureeswarar temple at Pateeswaram, 5 km south-east of  Kumbakonam, was  constructed during the 16th century by Govinda Dikshithar, a Minister of Nayak King Acchathappa.
caption: Patteswaram, Kumbakonam
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