Kasi Viswanathar Temple

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Kasi Viswanathar Temple is a historic Hindu temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dravidian architecture temple
Hindu temple
Shiva temple
alsoKnownAs Kasi Viswanathar Kovil
Kasi Viswanathaswamy Temple, Kumbakonam
architectureStyle Dravidian architecture
associatedWith Kumbakonam Mahamaham festival
linked to: Mahamaham festival
consortDeity Visalakshi
country India
culturalSignificance important Shaivite pilgrimage centre in Kumbakonam
dedicatedTo Shiva
deityType lingam
district Thanjavur district
festival Mahashivaratri
linked to: Maha Shivaratri

Navaratri
Pradosham
hasFeature gopuram
mandapa
prakaram
vimana
hasRitual abhishekham
daily puja
deeparadhana
hasSacredTank temple tank
hasShrine Kasi Viswanathar
Murugan
Navagrahas
Vinayaka
Visalakshi
heritageType historic religious site
isActiveTemple true
isHistoric true
languageOfName Tamil
locatedIn India
Kumbakonam
Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur district
namedAfter Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi
openForWorship true
pilgrimageType local pilgrimage centre
primaryDeity Kasi Viswanathar
Shiva
region Cauvery delta
linked to: Kaveri River Delta
religion Hinduism
state Tamil Nadu
worshipTradition Shaivism

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Kumbakonam hasTemple Kasi Viswanathar Temple
Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbakonam alsoKnownAs Kasi Viswanathar Kovil
subject linked to: Kasi Viswanathar Temple
linked to: Kasi Viswanathar Temple
Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbakonam alsoKnownAs Kasi Viswanathaswamy Temple, Kumbakonam
subject linked to: Kasi Viswanathar Temple
linked to: Kasi Viswanathar Temple