Chakrapani Temple

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Chakrapani Temple is a historic Hindu temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to Lord Vishnu in his form as Chakrapani (the discus-wielding deity), renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.

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Label Occurrences
Chakrapani Temple canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple
Vishnu temple
associatedWithSect Vaishnavism
dedicatedTo Lord Vishnu
linked to: Vishnu
facesDirection east
hasArchitectureStyle Dravidian architecture
hasDailyPujas yes
hasGarbhagriha yes
hasGopuram yes
hasIconographyFeature Vishnu holding Sudarshana Chakra
hasMandapa yes
hasNumberOfGopurams 1
hasPrakara yes
hasPrimaryDeity Chakrapani
hasSubShrineFor Lakshmi
linked to: Sri (Lakshmi)

Vishnu
other Vaishnavite deities
hasTempleTank yes
hasTempleTankName Chakra Theertham
isCulturalHeritageSite yes
isHistoric yes
isOpenForPublicDarshan yes
isPartOf Kumbakonam temple circuit
linked to: Kumbakonam temples
isPilgrimageSite yes
isReligiousSiteFor Hindus
isTouristAttraction yes
languageOfLocalWorship Tamil
languageOfRituals Sanskrit
locatedInCity Kumbakonam
locatedInCountry India
locatedInDistrict Thanjavur district
locatedInRegion Chola Nadu
locatedInState Tamil Nadu
locatedOnBankOf Cauvery River
linked to: Kaveri
mainShrineDedicatedTo Chakrapani
majorFestival Brahmotsavam
Deepavali
linked to: Diwali

Krishna Jayanthi
Panguni festival
Sri Rama Navami
linked to: Rama Navami

Tamil New Year
Vaikunta Ekadasi
nearbyCity Thanjavur
linked to: Tanjore

Tiruchirappalli
numberOfDailyPujas 6
religion Hinduism
worshipsDeityForm Chakrapani
linked to: Shanmukha
worshipTradition Agamic rituals

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kumbakonam hasTemple Chakrapani Temple
Mahamaham festival associatedTemple Chakrapani Temple