Darasuram
Darasuram or Dharasuram is a neighbourhood in the city of Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 15,300 residents
- Description: town in Tamil Nadu, India
- Also known as: “Dārāsuram”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Airavatesvara Temple and Mahamaham tank.
Airavatesvara Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Airavatesvara Temple is a Hindu temple of Chola architecture located in Darasuram, a suburb of Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Mahamaham tank
Reservoir
Photo: Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mahamaham tank is a huge temple tank located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. It is considered to be the foremost and one of the largest temple tanks in Tamil Nadu. Mahamaham tank is situated 3 km east of Darasuram.
Swaminatha Swamy Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swaminatha Swamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to god Murugan. It is located on the banks of a tributary of river Kaveri in Swamimalai near Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. Swaminatha Swamy Temple is situated 3½ km west of Darasuram.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kumbakonam and Swamimalai.
Kumbakonam
Photo: Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0.
Kumbakonam is a town in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. 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.
Swamimalai
Village
Swamimalai is a panchayat town that is a suburb near Kumbakonam in Thanjavur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the banks of river Kaveri and is the site of the fourth of the six abodes of the Hindu deity Murugan. Swamimalai is situated 3½ km west of Darasuram.
Valangaiman
Town
Valangaiman is a town Panchayat in the Valangaiman taluk of Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of Valangaiman Taluk. Valangaiman is situated 8 km southeast of Darasuram.
Darasuram
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.95137° or 10° 57′ 5″ northLongitude
79.35692° or 79° 21′ 25″ eastPopulation
15,300Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
7J2XX924+GQOpenStreetMap ID
node 648897526OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
11604574Wikidata ID
Q224850
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Darasuram” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Darasuram”
- Bishnupriya: “ধারাসুরম”
- Chinese: “Dharasuram”
- Chinese: “达拉苏拉姆”
- Dutch: “Darasuram”
- Dutch: “Dharasuram”
- Esperanto: “Darasuram”
- French: “Darasuram”
- German: “Darasuram”
- Hebrew: “דראסורם”
- Italian: “Dharasuram”
- Malay: “Dharasuram”
- Malayalam: “ദാരാസുരം”
- Marathi: “दारासुरम”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Dharasuram”
- Newari: “धारासुरम”
- Portuguese: “Dharasuram”
- South Azerbaijani: “داراسورام”
- Spanish: “Dharasuram”
- Tamil: “தாராசுரம்”
- Ukrainian: “Дарасурам”
- Vietnamese: “Dharasuram”
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