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Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.9572°, 79.3737°
A Rama temple at Kumbakonam begun under the Thanjavur Nayaks in the later sixteenth century and completed by Raghunatha Nayak, with later Maratha additions. Its mandapa pillars carry a pictorial Ramayana counted among the fullest renderings of the epic in Indian sculpture, and it is one of five Kumbakonam temples tied to the twelve-yearly Mahamaham festival.
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 temple's images are said to have been recovered from a temple tank in the nearby village of Darasuram.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Thanjavur Nayak
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