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Saptastanam (Seven Sacred Places) of Chakkarappalli in Thanjavur District, Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum, New Delhi, May 2011
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attached to the sanctum, both of which are slightly below the ground level in a pit kind of structure. The structures are also predominantly built of stone.
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The lord of this temple Shiva as
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According to historian Harle, the temple is counted among the four early extant temples of the
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This temple is one of the seven shrines associated with
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521:(shrine) too houses exquisite images of
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1395:Karanthattankudi Sapthas Stana Temples
618:The Goddess: Myths of the Great Mother
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982:Amirthakadeswarar Temple
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79:Brahmapureeswarar(Shiva)
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1209:Mayiladuthurai district
1098:Aavoor Pasupatheeswaram
922:Swaminatha Swamy Temple
875:Kasi Viswanathar Temple
244:poems by Tamil Saivite
1316:Sapthas Stana Temples
1060:Palaivananathar Temple
840:Adi Kumbeswarar Temple
378:, and additionals are
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145:Geographic coordinates
135:Location in Tamil Nadu
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914:Thiruvaiyaru block
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972:Rahu Stalam
947:Kabisthalam
556:1958, p. 10
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55:Affiliation
1523:Categories
1486:Tirunallur
1476:Tirunallur
1448:Pappakovil
1342:Pasumangai
1305:Melakaveri
1295:Swamimalai
1276:Kumbakonam
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