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Adi Kumbeswarar Temple

Thanjavur, India

Adi Kumbeswarar Temple
Photo by Rainer Halama / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The 7th-century namesake temple of Kumbakonam, where Shiva is said to have arrested a kumbha (pot) of nectar after the great deluge. The 12-day Mahamaham bath takes place around its tank.

Hours: 5:30 AM to 12:30 PM

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