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திருத்தஞ்சை மாமணிக் கோயில்
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu · 10.8156°, 79.1386°
A group of three adjacent Vishnu temples on the edge of Thanjavur that together form a single Divya Desam, an arrangement unique among the 108; patronage spanned the Cholas, Vijayanagara and the Madurai Nayaks.
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 Brahmanda Purana tells of Vishnu slaying three demons here - Thanjakan among them - from whom Thanjavur is said to take its name.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
Answers only from cited records
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