Airavatesvara Temple
The smallest and finest of the three Chola temples, its steps carved to sound like musical notes.
- Where
- Darasuram, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 10.9490, 79.3560
Get the Airavatesvara Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Airavatesvara 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 Airavatesvara Temple
Adi Kumbeswarar Temple 1.9 km
The oldest temple in Kumbakonam, and where the Mahamaham tank is filled every twelve years.
Sarangapani Temple 3.0 km
A temple built as a chariot, with wheels and horses.
Swamimalai Murugan Temple 3.4 km
One of the six houses of Murugan, on a hillock of sixty feet beside a branch of the Kaveri.
Kampaheswarar Temple 11 km
A Chola temple at Thirubuvanam built by Kulottunga III to mark a victory.
Garbharakshambigai temple 13 km
A Shiva temple at Thirukarukavoor, south of Papanasam, named for the goddess Garbharakshambigai.
Venni Karumbeswarar Temple 19 km
Shiva as Karumbeswarar at Koilvenni, a place whose older name was simply Tiruvenni.
Thanjavur Maratha Palace 30 km
A Nayak and Maratha palace holding the Saraswati Mahal library, one of the oldest working libraries in Asia.
Saraswathi Mahal Library 30 km
A Maratha palace library at Thanjavur with fifty thousand manuscripts, most on palm leaf.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is Airavatesvara Temple?
Airavatesvara Temple is in Darasuram, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Adi Kumbeswarar Temple (1.9 km), Sarangapani Temple (3.0 km), Swamimalai Murugan Temple (3.4 km).
How do I get the Airavatesvara Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Airavatesvara 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 Airavatesvara 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.
Collect your first stamp.
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