Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur
Kumbakonam

Airavatesvara Temple

Airavatesvara Temple is a of Chola architecture located in , a suburb of Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District in the South Indian state of .
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  • Type: Hindu temple
  • Description: 12th century Chola Hindu temple, UNESCO world heritage site
  • Also known as: “Airavateshvara temple”, “Darasuram temple”, “Kumbakonam Shiva temple”, and “Thirumigu Airavateswarar Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mahamaham tank and Sakthivanesvara Temple.

Reservoir
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is a huge temple tank located in , , India. It is considered to be the foremost and one of the largest temple tanks in Tamil Nadu. is situated 3 km east of Airavatesvara Temple.

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 3 km southwest of Airavatesvara Temple.

Hindu temple
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is a dedicated to god Murugan. It is located on the banks of a tributary of river Kaveri in near , Thanjavur district, , India. is situated 3½ km west of Airavatesvara Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Darasuram and Kumbakonam.

Village
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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.

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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.

Village
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. is situated 3½ km west of Airavatesvara Temple.

Airavatesvara Temple

Latitude
10.94839° or 10° 56′ 54″ north
Longitude
79.35661° or 79° 21′ 24″ east
Open location code
7J2XW9X4+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6597912946
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q3437182
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Airavatesvara Temple” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد أيرافيتسفارا”
  • Bengali: “ঐরাবতেশ্বর মন্দির”
  • Chinese: “艾拉瓦德斯瓦拉神庙”
  • Chinese: “艾拉瓦德斯瓦拉神廟”
  • Croatian: “Airavatesvara”
  • Dutch: “Airavatesvara tempel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد ايرافيتسفارا”
  • Esperanto: “Templo Airavatesvara”
  • French: “temple d’Airavatesvara”
  • French: “Temple d’Airavatesvara”
  • German: “Airavateshvara-Tempel”
  • German: “Airavatesvara-Tempel”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש איראווטסווארה”
  • Hindi: “एरावतेश्वर मंदिर”
  • Hindi: “ऐरावतेश्वर मंदिर”
  • Italian: “Tempio Airavatesvara”
  • Japanese: “アイラーヴァテーシュヴァラ寺院”
  • Maithili: “ऐरावटेश्वर मन्दिर”
  • Malayalam: “ഐരാവതേശ്വര ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Marathi: “ऐरवतेश्वर”
  • Marathi: “ऐरावतेश्वर मंदिर”
  • Marathi: “ऐरावतेश्वर”
  • Panjabi: “ਐਰਾਵਤੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਮੰਦਿਰ”
  • Slovenian: “Tempelj Airavatesvara”
  • Spanish: “Templo Airavatesvara”
  • Tamil: “ஐராவதேசுவரர் கோயில்”
  • Tamil: “ஐராவதேஸ்வரர் கோயில்”
  • Tamil: “ஐராவதேஸ்வரர் கோவில்”
  • Telugu: “ఐరావతేశ్వర దేవాలయం”
  • Ukrainian: “Айраветасвара”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Айраветасвара”
  • Uzbek: “Airavatesvara ibodatxonasi”
  • Western Panjabi: “ایراوتیشور مندر”

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