Historical Period9c CE
9th c.
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Deities
Kumbeshwar Kumbakonam
Kumbhakoṇa-īśvara — temple of the cosmic pot
Kumbhakoṇa-īśvara — temple of the cosmic pot
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Shiva at the cosmic pot from which world was reconstituted. Mahamaham festival every 12 years — million-strong pilgrimage.
One of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalangal — temples sung in the Tevaram hymns of the 63 Nayanars (7th–9th c. CE). These are the canonical Tamil Shaiva pilgrimage circuit.
