Thirunageswaram is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district

Thanjavur District

Thanjavur District is one of the 32 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur.-Geography:...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

. Thirunageswaram is located 8 km east of Kumbakonam

Kumbakonam

Kumbakonam , also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India , is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 272 kilometres from Chennai, it is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam...

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Demographics

India census

Census

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, Thirunageswaram had a population of 9,814. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Thirunageswaram has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 65%. In Thirunageswaram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The town receives a lot of rainfall every year (220 cm) and is known for its extremely fertile land and chief crops include Rice, Wheat and Corn. Coconut and Mango farms are also found in abundance.

Temples at Thirunageswaram

There are two major temples at Thirunageswaram. One of them is the famous Vaishnavite temple of Oppliyappan (Oppliyappan Sannadhi), the other the Thiru Nageswarar

Rahu Stalam

Rahu Stalam is among the navagraha templesis a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu, India. The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Thevaram and is classifed as Paadal Petra Sthalam signifying the nine planet gods...

 or Naganatha Swami temple for Shaivites.

Oppliyappan Sannadhi

Oppliyappan temple attracts pilgrims throughout the year. Ramanavami is celebrated every year in a grand manner in the months of April/May. Thirukalyanam and Kanakibishekam are the two important events in Ramanavami festival. This temple food is always done without salt in any food. No one should ever take anything that contains salt into this temple.

Naganatha Swami temple

Naganatha Swami (Naga in Tamil/Sanskrit means Snake and Natha means God) is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. An important feature of Naganatha Swami temple is that of Rahu

Rahu

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 bhagawan (one of the nine celestial bodies) sannathi. It is the 29th in the series of Tevara Stalams located south of the river Kaveri. Here milk abhishekam is performed daily during Rahukaalam

Rahukaalam

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. At this time, the milk that is poured on the statue turns blue when it passes over the body and once again to white after it reaches the floor. This wonder is watched by many daily during the Raahu Kaalam. This is also the only place wherein one can view Rahu bhagawan with his consorts. The mythological serpents Aadi Seshan, Dakshan and Kaarkotakan worshipped Shiva

Shiva

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 here. Nala worshipped Shiva here too. Gautama Maharishi

Gautama Maharishi

Gautama Maharishi is one of the Saptarishis Gautama Maharishi is one of the Saptarishis Gautama Maharishi is one of the Saptarishis (Seven Great Sages Rishi of the current Manvantara (seventh). He was one of the Maharishis of Vedic times, known to have been the discoverer of Mantras --...

, Parashara

Parashara

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 and Bhageerata are also associated with this temple.

Thenpureeswarar temple

Sri Thenupureeswarar temple at Patteeswaram

Patteeswaram

Patteeswaram is a village, eight kilometres from Kumbakonam in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The village was named after Patti, the calf of Kamadhenu, the divine cow in Hindu mythology.- Patteswaram village :-Temples:...

, 5 km south-east of Kumbakonam,initially built by chozas,

Lord Sakthivanesvara

The temple is dedicated to Lord Sakthivanesvara and is located in a small village called Thirusakthimutram, near Patteeswaram.

Education

• Government Higher Secondary School.

• Rajamani Matriculation School.

• Tiruvalluvur Primary School.

• Sannapuram Primary School.

• Primary School.

Politics

Tirunageswaram assembly constituency is part of Mayiladuturai (Lok Sabha constituency).
Present MP - Mr. O.S.Manian (ADMK)
Present MLA - Mr. Anbhalagan (DMK)
Present President - Mr. E.P. Ganapathy (DMK)