Karunthattankudi, also known as Karunthittaikkudi and Karanthai, is a small town near
Thanjavur
Thanjavur (), also Tanjore, Pletcher 2010, p. 195 is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is the 11th biggest city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is an important center of South Indian religion, art, and architecture. Most of the Gr ...
in
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
, India.
Karanthattankudi Sapthas Stana Temples
Karanthattankudi
Saptha Stana Temples comprises the temples found in
Karanthattankudi, Vennattrankarai,
Thittai,
Kudalur, Thanjavur,
Kadakadappai,
Punnainallur
Punnai Nallur is a village in the Thanjavur taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple of goddess Punnainallur Mariamman is located in the outskirts of Thanjavur in the Thanjavur District.
Demographics
As per the 2001 censu ...
and Poomalai. The palanquin which starts from Karanthattankudi temple would go around these temples and return to this temple. Now this festival is not held.
Jain Temple
A famous Jain temple is found in this place. Jains are living here. The presiding deity of
Adisvaraswamy Jain Temple, Thanjavur is 600 years old. In the
Chola Nadu
Chola Nadu is a cultural region of the Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It encompasses the lower reaches of the Kaveri River and its delta, and formed the cultural homeland and political base of the Chola Dynasty which ruled large parts of S ...
Jain temples are found in Thanjavur,
Mannargudi
Mannargudi () is a town in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Mannargudi taluk. The town is located at a distance of from the district headquarters Thiruvarur, 36 km from Kumbakonam, 40 km fro ...
,
Deepankudi and
Kumbakonam.
[மயிலை சீனி வேங்கடசாமி, சமணமும் தமிழும்,திருநெல்வேலி தென்னிந்திய சைவசித்தாந்த நூற்பதிப்புக்கழகம் லிட், சென்னை, மூன்றாம் பதிப்பு 2000]
Education
The Presiding deity of this place established the
Karanthai Tamil Sangam. The library of the college has thousands of books.
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