Sodasa Linga Mandapas are Hindu temples dedicated to the deity Shiva, the mandapas or temples found around the

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Sodasa

Sodasa refers to sixteen.

16 mandapas

These 16 mandapas are devoted to Brammatheerthesvarar, Mukundesvarar, Dhanesvarar, Virushabesvarar, Baanesvarar, Konesvarar, Bhakthikesvarar, Bhairavesvarar, Agasthisvarar, Vyasakesvarar, Umabakevarar, Nirutheesvarar, Brammesvarar, Gangathesvarar, Mukthatheerthesvarar, and Shethrabalesvarar.Temple Town of Kumbakonam
/ref> They were represented by the '' lingam''. Govinda Dikshitar, the chieftain of Ragunatha Nayak of Thanjavur, constructed the sixteen mandapams and stone steps around this tank. V. 1995, p.120 Of the mandapas, in the biggest one, the sculpture of offering of gold by Ragunatha Nayak is found. In other mandapas sculptures pertaining to the respective grants are found.

Directions

Around the Mahamaham tank, these mandapas are found in all directions, except south. Of these shrines and mandapas eight are facing east-west, four are facing south-north, two are facing south-west and north-east and two are in north-east and south-west and south-east and north-east. These mandapas are under the administration of Kasi Visvanathar Temple.

Kumbhabhishekham

These mandapas are also called as Sodasa (16) Mahalingas. Kumbhabhishekham to these mandapas were held on 29 November 2015.

References

External links

* Kasi Viswanathar Temple *

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Sodasa mandapas

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