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Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.9647°, 79.3778°
A Ganesha temple in Kumbakonam whose 1692 inscription records grants made under the Thanjavur Maratha rulers at the time of a renovation. It also holds a Navagraha Vinayaga, and at Vinayaka Chaturthi the deity is decorated with currency notes.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The site is said to have revealed itself when the ashes of the sage Bhagavar Maharishi's mother turned into flowers as they were immersed in the Kaveri here.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Thanjavur Maratha
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