History, Best Places to Visit, Best Time to Visit, Interesting Facts and Travel Guide of Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
Kumbakonam, also spelt as Coombaconum is one of the important town of Thanjavur district, at just 40 km from Thanjavur, located on Kaveri and Arasalar River – two major river of south India. Kumbakonam, popular as temple town of Thanjavur as it is home to more than 100 temples where you can find beautiful temples built in Dravidian architecture style in every street and road. Kumbakonam holds high spiritual and historical values since 3rd century as it was ruled by great dynasty of early Chola, Pallavas, Pandyan, later Chola etc. City is also popular for grand festival of Mahamaham, also known as Mahamagham, celebrated every 12 years in the Mahamaham tank