Kumbakonam temples

E861884

Hindu pilgrimage center temple cluster

Kumbakonam temples are a renowned cluster of ancient Hindu shrines in Tamil Nadu, India, celebrated for their rich Dravidian architecture, dense concentration within the town, and major role as pilgrimage centers.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Kumbakonam Mahamaham temples	1
Kumbakonam temple circuit	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu pilgrimage center ⓘ temple cluster ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Dravidian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedRiver	Arasalar River NERFINISHED ⓘ Cauvery River NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important center for Saivite and Vaishnavite traditions ⓘ important center for South Indian temple festivals ⓘ
feature	gopurams (ornate gateway towers) ⓘ intricate stone and stucco sculptures ⓘ mandapas (pillared halls) ⓘ sacred temple tanks ⓘ
festival	Mahamaham festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Masi Magam-related temple rituals ⓘ
governingBodyType	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department (Tamil Nadu) for many temples NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorTemple	Adi Kumbeswarar Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Chakrapani Temple, Kumbakonam NERFINISHED ⓘ Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbakonam NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumbakonam Brahma Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumbakonam Navagraha temples NERFINISHED ⓘ Nageswaran Temple, Kumbakonam NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramaswamy Temple, Kumbakonam NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarangapani Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Someswarar Temple, Kumbakonam NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	recognized as important heritage sites by Tamil Nadu state authorities ⓘ
knownFor	ancient Hindu shrines ⓘ dense concentration of temples in a small town area ⓘ major pilgrimage significance ⓘ
languageOfRitual	Sanskrit ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
locatedIn	Kumbakonam NERFINISHED ⓘ South India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ
partOf	Cauvery delta temple region NERFINISHED ⓘ
periodOfDevelopment	Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Nayak period ⓘ
periodOfOrigin	primarily Chola period ⓘ
pilgrimageRole	part of many South Indian temple tour circuits ⓘ regional pilgrimage hub in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
primaryDeities	Navagraha (nine planetary deities) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
tourismType	heritage tourism ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mahamaham festival → associatedWith → Kumbakonam temples ⓘ

Chakrapani Temple → isPartOf → Kumbakonam temples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kumbakonam temple circuit

Adi Kumbeswarar Temple → isPartOf → Kumbakonam temples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kumbakonam Mahamaham temples