Adi Kumbeswarar Temple
The oldest temple in Kumbakonam, and where the Mahamaham tank is filled every twelve years.
- Where
- Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 10.9583, 79.3711
Get the Adi Kumbeswarar Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Adi Kumbeswarar Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Adi Kumbeswarar Temple
Sarangapani Temple 1.2 km
A temple built as a chariot, with wheels and horses.
Airavatesvara Temple 1.9 km
The smallest and finest of the three Chola temples, its steps carved to sound like musical notes.
Swamimalai Murugan Temple 4.9 km
One of the six houses of Murugan, on a hillock of sixty feet beside a branch of the Kaveri.
Kampaheswarar Temple 9.5 km
A Chola temple at Thirubuvanam built by Kulottunga III to mark a victory.
Garbharakshambigai temple 14 km
A Shiva temple at Thirukarukavoor, south of Papanasam, named for the goddess Garbharakshambigai.
Venni Karumbeswarar Temple 20 km
Shiva as Karumbeswarar at Koilvenni, a place whose older name was simply Tiruvenni.
Gangaikonda Cholapuram 29 km
Rajendra Chola's temple for a capital that no longer exists, built to mark an army that reached the Ganga.
Thanjavur Maratha Palace 32 km
A Nayak and Maratha palace holding the Saraswati Mahal library, one of the oldest working libraries in Asia.
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Questions
Where is Adi Kumbeswarar Temple?
Adi Kumbeswarar Temple is in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sarangapani Temple (1.2 km), Airavatesvara Temple (1.9 km), Swamimalai Murugan Temple (4.9 km).
How do I get the Adi Kumbeswarar Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Adi Kumbeswarar Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Adi Kumbeswarar Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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