Kumbakonam โ The City of Ancient Temples and Carnatic Trinity
Kumbakonam ยท Thanjavur ยท Tamil Nadu
Kumbakonam, known as the 'Temple City' of Tamil Nadu, is one of the oldest living cities in India with temples dating back to the Chola period. The city is particularly sacred to the Carnatic music tradition as Muthuswami Dikshitar, one of the trinity of Carnatic music, composed many of his kritis at these very temples. The Sangameswara (Adi Kumbeshwar) temple and the Mahamagam tank are central to the city's religious life.
Place ยท Kumbakonam ยท Thanjavur ยท Tamil Nadu
A moment of pilgrimage
Even from afar, turn the mind toward Kumbakonam โ Muthuswami Dikshitar's Temple Cities. If you have visited โ or hope to โ let one detail of the place (a gopuram, a river, a courtyard) become today's anchor.