Kampaheswarar Temple
A Chola temple at Thirubuvanam built by Kulottunga III to mark a victory.
- Where
- Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 10.9944, 79.4503
Get the Kampaheswarar Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kampaheswarar 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 Kampaheswarar Temple
Sarangapani Temple 8.5 km
A temple built as a chariot, with wheels and horses.
Adi Kumbeswarar Temple 9.5 km
The oldest temple in Kumbakonam, and where the Mahamaham tank is filled every twelve years.
Airavatesvara Temple 11 km
The smallest and finest of the three Chola temples, its steps carved to sound like musical notes.
Swamimalai Murugan Temple 14 km
One of the six houses of Murugan, on a hillock of sixty feet beside a branch of the Kaveri.
Gangaikonda Cholapuram 23 km
Rajendra Chola's temple for a capital that no longer exists, built to mark an army that reached the Ganga.
Garbharakshambigai temple 24 km
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Venni Karumbeswarar Temple 26 km
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Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur 33 km
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Questions
Where is Kampaheswarar Temple?
Kampaheswarar Temple is in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sarangapani Temple (8.5 km), Adi Kumbeswarar Temple (9.5 km), Airavatesvara Temple (11 km).
How do I get the Kampaheswarar Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kampaheswarar 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 Kampaheswarar 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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