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2053:Religious and monastic institutions
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873:The Top Ten Temple Towns of India
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2019:Swetha Vinayagar Temple
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1032:References
991:Smith 2003
778:Ayyar 1993
669:Rajagopura
561:Kodumbalur
485:Big Temple
477:Kumbakonam
469:Tamil Nadu
241:Kumbakonam
233:Tamil Nadu
142:Tamil Nadu
104:Tamil Nadu
2882:Muzhaiyur
2872:Maranpadi
2787:Pulivalam
2777:Pudukkudi
2747:Panjakkai
2737:Neduvayil
2717:Nallarrur
2667:Thudaiyur
2622:Thingalur
2572:Thakattur
2567:Thakkalur
2552:Sengunrur
2532:Sadaimudi
2507:Kuzhaiyur
2472:Gunavayil
2467:Kundaiyur
2452:Kizhaiyil
2447:Killikudi
2427:Kalandhai
2407:Karapuram
2352:Emapperur
2222:Annavasal
2029:Thingalur
1775:Thanjavur
1739:Thanjavur
1719:Papanasam
1663:Thanjavur
1648:Papanasam
1622:Thanjavur
1605:Divisions
1539:Thanjavur
1374:Sivapuram
941:0004-3648
755:rear view
640:Narasimha
583:Image of
497:Darasuram
489:Thanjavur
471:, on the
467:State of
396:Thanjavur
316:Narasimha
284:Thanjavur
235:, on the
231:State of
59:Thanjavur
2932:Verriyur
2917:Varanasi
2907:Vazhuvur
2837:Mandaram
2827:Manarkal
2772:Pirambil
2682:Thenkodi
2672:Thellaru
2582:Thakadur
2502:Kundalur
2497:Kunriyur
2417:Karuppur
2154:Villages
1964:Melattur
1949:Kanjanur
1827:Kollidam
1817:Arasalar
1709:Madukkur
993:, p. 193
978:Damilica
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264:Sharabha
90:Location
85:Location
55:District
49:Hinduism
38:Religion
2892:Muvalur
2887:Mulanur
2842:Mahalam
2807:Peravur
2797:Puvanam
2767:Pidavur
2732:Niyamam
2697:Thozhur
2557:Senthil
2437:Kampili
2382:Kanjaru
2337:Ezhumur
2252:Alappur
1836:History
1699:Budalur
1673:Budalur
1557:Country
949:3250266
834:, p. 71
698:prakara
654:Gallery
602:gopuram
575:Complex
521:of the
463:in the
416:urkaval
400:gopuram
384:Madurai
345:History
336:Nayanar
312:Brahmin
227:in the
110:Country
2862:Mattur
2857:Mattur
2852:Makudi
2762:Pannur
2727:Nangur
2692:Thenur
2517:Kondal
2432:Kattur
2392:Kannai
2367:Eranur
2322:Icanur
2302:Ilamar
2272:Aziyur
2149:People
1822:Kaveri
1810:Rivers
1631:Taluks
1589:Region
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727:gopura
725:Inner
712:Vimana
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636:Vishnu
618:lingam
598:vimana
527:vimana
506:vimana
481:vimana
386:, the
378:, the
370:, the
320:avatar
302:Legend
2362:Ezhur
1573:State
1564:India
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1022:(PDF)
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945:JSTOR
761:Notes
535:silpa
339:Appar
318:, an
308:Kampa
268:Shiva
259:era.
245:Kampa
217:Shiva
213:Hindu
114:India
100:State
78:Ambal
72:Shiva
66:Deity
2357:Eaar
1128:2010
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937:ISSN
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