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High medieval · Hindu · India
Ekambeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.9584°, 79.3808°
Shiva (Ekambeswarar), with the goddess KamatchiammanUndetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Shiva temple in Kumbakonam counted among the twelve shrines linked to the Mahamaham festival held once every twelve years; its most recent consecration took place in October 2015.