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Ranganathapuram, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.8366°, 78.9349°
A Shiva temple at Ranganathapuram in the Thiruvaiyaru taluk of Thanjavur district, where the deity carries the elephant-forest names Gajaranyeswarar and Karivananathar. The Kanchi Kamakoti pontiff Chandrashekharendra Saraswati is recorded to have stayed a week here in meditation.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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