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Sikharagiriswara Temple, Kudumiyamalai

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Hindu temple in India
Sikharagiriswara Temple, Kudumiyamalai
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictKudumiyamalai
Location
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates10°24′59″N 78°39′35″E / 10.41651°N 78.659634°E / 10.41651; 78.659634

Sikharagiriswara Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the village of Kudumiyanmalai at a distance of 20 kilometres from Pudukkottai. The temple complex includes a 1000-pillared hall and has many inscriptions by the Pallava king Mahendravarman including a treatise on music. Similar architecture of halls (Mandapas) simulating a chariot drawn by elephant or horses is found in Sarangapani temple at Kumbakonam, Mela Kadambur Amirthakadeswarar Temple, Nageswaraswamy Temple, Kumbakonam, Vriddhagiriswarar Temple, Vriddhachalam and Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur.

References

  1. H., Sarkar (1974). The Kampahesvara temple at Thirubuvanam (PDF). Madras: Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu. p. 9.
  2. Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu. Sura Books. 2010. p. 95. ISBN 978-81-7478-177-2.
Hindu temples in Pudukkottai district
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