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These 16 mandapas are devoted to
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304:References
249:Northeast
246:Southwest
217:Northwest
214:Southeast
193:Southwest
190:Northeast
153:Northeast
150:Southwest
127:Directions
57:Tamil Nadu
49:Kumbakonam
118:mandapams
114:Thanjavur
59:, India.
292:See also
144:Mandapas
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373:V. 1995
317:Raftaar
139:Temples
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241:North
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63:Sodasa
273:West
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254:East
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41:Shiva
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