Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur
Kumbakonam

Swamimalai

Swamimalai is a panchayat town that is a suburb near in Thanjavur District in the state of . It lies on the banks of river Kaveri and is the site of the fourth of the six abodes of the Hindu deity Murugan.
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  • Type: Village with 7,290 residents
  • Description: Village in Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “Cuvaimalai” and “Swāmimalai”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Swaminatha Swamy Temple and Airavatesvara Temple.

Hindu temple
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a dedicated to god Murugan. It is located on the banks of a tributary of river Kaveri in Swamimalai near , Thanjavur district, , India.

Hindu temple
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a of Chola architecture located in , a suburb of Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District in the South Indian state of . is situated 3½ km east of Swamimalai.

Hindu temple
is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva located in a small village called Thirusakthimutram, near another small village, Patteswaram. is situated 4 km southeast of Swamimalai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Darasuram and Kumbakonam.

Village
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
or Dharasuram is a neighbourhood in the city of , , . The area is known for the Airavateswara temple constructed by the Rajaraja Chola II in the 12th century CE. The temple is a recognised UNESCO World Heritage monument. is situated 3½ km east of Swamimalai.

Photo: Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in the Thanjavur district of . The town is popular for the Betal Leaf Combination and for the thick-strong coffee. Nearby Darasuram is famous for Airavatesvara Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of . It is located 25 kilometres from and 15 kilometres from . is situated 7 km southwest of Swamimalai.

Swamimalai

Latitude
10.95608° or 10° 57′ 22″ north
Longitude
79.32479° or 79° 19′ 29″ east
Population
7,290
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
Open location code
7J2XX84F+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1207479981
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1255283
Wiki­data ID
Q771388
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In Other Languages

From Bishnupriya to Vietnamese—“Swamimalai” goes by many names.
  • Bishnupriya: “স্বামীমালাই”
  • Cebuano: “Swamimalai”
  • Chinese: “Swamimalai”
  • Chinese: “斯瓦米马莱”
  • Dutch: “Swamimalai”
  • French: “Swamimalai”
  • German: “Swamimalai”
  • Hindi: “स्वामीमलई”
  • Irish: “Swamimalai”
  • Italian: “Swamimalai”
  • Malagasy: “Swamimalai”
  • Malay: “Swamimalai”
  • Malayalam: “സ്വാമിമലൈ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Swamimalai”
  • Portuguese: “Swamimalai”
  • Spanish: “Swamimalai”
  • Swedish: “Swamimalai”
  • Tamil: “சுவாமிமலை”
  • Telugu: “స్వామిమలై”
  • Vietnamese: “Swamimalai”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Swamimalai”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.