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Abirami Pattar (c. 18th century), was a Tamil saint and poet. Author of Abirami Anthathi and Hindu religious works in Tamil. Swami Smaranananda (born 1929), spiritual leader, 16th President, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (born 1956), spiritual leader, yogi, and founder of 'Art of Living'.
Thanjavur is the headquarters of the Thanjavur District. The city is an important agricultural centre located in the Kaveri Delta and is known as the Rice bowl of Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is administered by a municipal corporation covering an area of 36.31 km 2 (14.02 sq mi) and had a population of 222,943. [3]
Tamil (the popular language of the Thanjavur region) Telugu (the language of the preceding Nayaka rulers) Marathi (the language of the court elite) Sanskrit (the liturgical language of the Vedic Scriptures) The notable Marathi authors from the Thanjavur Maratha kingdom include Raghunatha Pandita, Ananda-tanaya, Gosavi-nandana and Subhan Rao.
As per Hindu legend, it is the wedding festival of Nandikeswara, the sacred bull of Shiva on the Punarpoosa star during the Tamil month of Panguni. [3] The festival deity of Aiyarappar temple of Thiruvaiyaru is carried in a decorated glass palanquin along with the images of Nandikeswara and Suyasayambikai to the temples in Thirupazhanam ...
The Tamil speaking regions of Kanyakumari, which were earlier part of Travancore-Cochin, were merged to the Madras State. [6] After the reorganisation, the Madras state had 13 districts namely: Chingleput, Coimbatore, Kanyakumari, Madras, Madurai, Nilgiris, North Arcot, Ramanathapuram, Salem, South Arcot, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli and ...
8. Thanjavur Fort Sri Naduvalnathar Temple 9. Thanjavur Fort Sri Mannarsvami Temple 10. Thanjavur Fort Sri Sivendrasvami Temple 11. Thanjavur Fort Sri Manikarnikesvarasvami Temple]] Located at East Street, the presiding deity of the temple is Manikarnikesvarar. His consort is known as Mangalanayaki Amman. This temple has front mandapa, vimana ...
1 language. العربية; Edit links ... Hindu temples in Thanjavur district (3 C, 59 P) This page was last edited on 4 November 2022, at 21:27 (UTC). ...
The Great Living Chola Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation for a group of Chola dynasty era Hindu temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple at Thanjavur was added in the list in 1987, while the other two temples were added in 2004. [1] Completed between early 11th and the 12th century CE, the monuments include: [2]