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Kasi
Viswanathar Tirukkovil
It
lies on the western side of Mahamaham tank and faces west. Besides
enshrining the Sivalinga, it houses seven big size granite beautiful
images of river Goddesses like Ganga, Saraswati, Yamuna, Godavari,
Thungabhadra, Kaveri and Sarayu in a separate big shrine lying to
the north of garbha griha. Their superb sculpture, life size
dimensions, standing postures wring veneration. After this the
others come one after another. Each temple has an awesome story of
its own and was built by royal dynasties spending huge sums. The
sculpture, architecture, legend etc. of every shrine lure the
theists infinitely. The Abhimukheswar temple facing the Mahamaham
tank is said to have been the place, where the coconut placed on the
pot was found. It contains several beautiful sculptural pieces that
attract the visitors. The Goutameeswar Tirukkovil is just a few
thousand metres away to this and this Lord, according to the legend
was adored by Goutama Maharshi and was made free from a curse. The
Bhanupureeswar Tirukkovil lies at the west end and is equally grand
and holy.
All
these are located in Kumbhakonam, the Taluq head quarters town of
the same name in the Tanjore district of Tamil Nadu commanding rail
and road facilities.
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