Kaliamman Temple, Thanjavur

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The Kaliamman Temple, also known as the Kalikaparamesvari Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Kali in Thanjavur in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India.

Location

This temple is located at South street in Thanjavur.

Structure

Vimana

The temple has a rajagopura. To the right side of the front mandapa, the Archakasalai Pillayar Temple is found as a shrine, and to its left side a shrine of Karthikeya. Just in front of the sanctum sanctorum is a Dhwaja Stambha and in the prakara a Tulsi (Holy Basil), as well as shrines of Vinayaka, Subramania with Valli and Deivanai, Sivalinga, Nagas and Hanuman.

Palace Devasthanam

Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam comprises 88 temples, of which this temple is one. They are maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.[1][2][3]

Kumbhabhishekham

The Mahasamprokshanam, also known as the Kumbhabhishekham, of the temple was held on 15 September 1978 and 29 August 1988. The inscriptions about these are found in the temple.

References

1. Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam, Thanjavur 613 009
2. தஞ்சாவூர் அரண்மனை தேவஸ்தானத்தைச் சேர்ந்த ஆலயங்கள், தஞ்சை இராஜராஜேச்சரம் திருக்குட நன்னீராட்டுப் பெருவிழா மலர், 1997
3. J.M. Somasundaram Pillai, The Great Temple at Tanjore, [Tanjore Palace Devastanams, II Edn 1958] Rpt 1994, Tamil University, Thanjavur