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High medieval · Hindu · India
Thanjavur Nisumbasuthani Temple
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu · 10.7969°, 79.1436°
Nisumbasuthani (Vada Badrakali)Chola—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
Chola period
Chola
History & significance
A Shakta temple on Poomal Ravuthan Kovil Street in the East Gate quarter of Thanjavur, whose goddess Nisumbasuthani is also called Vada Badrakali. The Thiruvalangadu copper plates record its establishment in the Chola period, and it is among the temples of the Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam.