Koothanur Maha Saraswathi Temple

Koothanur Maha Saraswathi Temple
Koothanur Maha Saraswathi Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Tiruvarur
Deity	Goddess Saraswathi
Location
Location	Koothanur, Tiruvarur district
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture

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Coordinates: 10°55′59″N 79°38′44″E / 10.933186°N 79.645662°E / 10.933186; 79.645662

Koothanur Maha Saraswathi Temple is a Hindu temple located in the town of Koothanur in the Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Saraswathi, the Hindu goddess of learning.

Significance[edit]

Temples dedicated to Saraswati are very rare in India.^[1] The temple is Tamil Nadu's only Hindu temple with Saraswathi as main deity.^[2]^[3] Praises of the temple were sung by Tamil poets Ottakoothar and Kambar.^[2]^[3] Vijayadasami is the most popular festival celebrated in the temple.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ Kumbakonam Temples, Saraswati Temple Kuthanoor
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Srinivasan, G. (11 July 2003). "Kumbabishekam at Koothanur". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 October 2003.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Tiruvarur district tourist guide" (PDF) (in Tamil). Tiruvarur district.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ V., Meena (1974). Temples in South India (1st ed.). Kanniyakumari: Harikumar Arts. p. 39.

[1] Kumbakonam Temples, Saraswati Temple Kuthanoor

[thehindu_20030711-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Srinivasan, G. (11 July 2003). "Kumbabishekam at Koothanur". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 October 2003.

[district-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Tiruvarur district tourist guide" (PDF) (in Tamil). Tiruvarur district.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[Meena-4] V., Meena (1974). Temples in South India (1st ed.). Kanniyakumari: Harikumar Arts. p. 39.

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