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Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.9619°, 79.3703°
A Vishnu temple in Kumbakonam where the god is worshipped in his boar incarnation alongside Bhoomidevi; it is one of the five Vishnu temples tied to the Mahamaham festival held there once every twelve years.
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 recalls how a demon carried the earth down into the netherworld, and Vishnu took the form of a boar, fought him and raised the earth back up at the gods' plea.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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