Visit the Kumbakonam which is also friendly known as “City of Temples”
and explor the real beauty of nature and temple
India is one of the most
popular tourisms countries across the globe and when it comes to tourism in
India, then how one can forget Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu tourism is the
integration of many tourist attraction places including temples, cities,
villages and towns. Among these places of interest in Tamil Nadu, Kumbakonam
town is most popular.
It is one of the most oldest
and famous towns in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. This town is also name as
“the town of temples” due to its numerous magnificent and historical temples.
Round the year, millions of tourists and devotees across the globe visit these
temples. Some of the famous temples that cover a huge percentage of profit of Kumbakonam Tourism are Sri Nageswaran
Temple, Sarangapani temple, Kumbeswarar temple, Sri Kasi Vishwanathar Temple
and many others. Kumbakonam town is also well-known for the Mahamaham festival
that is notable one time in 12 years in the Mahamaham tank situated in the
heart of it. The town has also been famous for its impressive educational
organizations which have turned out eminent stalwarts in miscellaneous spheres.
Besides this, the town is renowned for brass vessels. It is chiefly a
marketplace town for the principally agriculture based villages surrounding it.
Betel leaves are cultivated more in Kumbakonam since it is also called as
Kumbakonam Vettrilai (in Tamil).
In inside the municipal
limits
of Kumbakonam, there are about 188 Hindu shrines. Besides from these temples, there
are also numerous temples in the region of the town thus giving the town the
sobriquets "City of temples" and "Temple Town". Among all
temples, Adi Kumbeswarar Temple is
considered to be the oldest Shaiva (the faction of the Hindu god Shiva) temple in the city,
supposed to be constructed by the Cholas in the 7th century. The Nageswaraswamy Temple has a separate shrine for the
Sun god Surya who is supposed to have
worshipped Shiva at this place. Adi
Kumbeswarar temple, Nageswaraswamy temple and Kasi
Viswanathar temple are
Shiva temples in the municipality revered in the Tevaram, a Tamil Shaiva
canonical work of the 7th–8th century. Kumbakonam town has also one of
the few shrines devoted to the Hindu lord Brahma.
Kumbakonam town also has lots of mathas. During the kingdom of Pratap Singh, the Sri Sankara matha located in Kanchipuram was given to Kumbakonam until 1960s. Kumbakonam Tourism Attractions also offers one of the most historical places and its name is Dharasuram. It is the place situated away 4 km from the town. This place is well-known for its shrine, which was builder by Rajaraja II, the Chola King. This temple is dedicated to Hindu lord Shiva & you can discover fine friezes & carvings of various musicians, dancers, & acrobats here. This shrine is also a recognised UNESCO World Heritage monument & is a chief emphasize of this city.
For an enjoyable
stay Kumbakonam tourism also offers
numerous cottages, hotels,
restaurants, resorts, service apartments & guest house obtainable ranging
from luxurious to budget.