Thirunageswaram

Thirunageswaram
Town panchayat/Sub urban
Rahu Stalam
Thirunageswaram is located in Tamil Nadu
Thirunageswaram
Thirunageswaram
Thirunageswaram, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°57′49″N 79°25′53″E / 10.9637°N 79.4315°E / 10.9637; 79.4315[1]
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThanjavur
Government
 • ChairmanKurinja S.Saminathan
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total13,814
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
612204

Thirunageswaram is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thirunageswaram is located 6 km east of Kumbakonam. It is the suburban region of business city of Kumbakonam.

Thirunageswaram is one of the many temple towns in the state which is named after the grooves, clusters or forests dominated by a particular variety of a tree or shrub and the same variety of tree or shrub sheltering the presiding deity. The region is believed to have been covered with Chamapaka forest and hence called Chamapakavanam.[1]

  1. ^ Reddy, G.Venkatramana (2013). Alayam - The Hindu temple - An epitome of Hindu Culture. Mylapore, Chennai: Sri Ramakrishna Math. pp. 10, 31. ISBN 978-81-7823-542-4.

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