Patteeswaram
Patteeswaram is a village, eight kilometres from Kumbakonam in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The village was named after Patti (also called Nandini), the calf of Kamadhenu, the divine cow in Hindu mythology. It is the suburban region of Kumbakonam city in Thanjavur district. It has the Famous temples like Thenupuriswarar Temple of Lord Shiva and Durga and Kothandaramaswamy Temple, Patteeswaram. This village was very important time in history as so many kings had built these temples in various periods of History.
Patteeswaram | |
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Suburban | |
 Durgambikai temple gopuram in Patteeswaram, photograph taken in 1999 | |
  Patteeswaram Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°55′33″N 79°20′42″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thanjavur |
| Taluk | Kumbakonam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TN 68, TN 49 |
Patteswaram village
| Name of Taluk | Kumbakonam |
| Population | 16,001 |
| Mode of transportation | Bus |
| Travel time to district | 2 hours |
| Distance from district | 50 km |
| Distance from RBH | 8 km |
| Tributary | Mudikondan |
| Main occupation of men | Agriculture |
| Main occupation of women | Agriculture |
| Non-Farm source income | Weaving silk sarees |
| Cost of 1-acre (4,000 m2) of land | Rs. 1,200,000 |
| Crops | Paddy, sugarcane, coconut |
| Crop cycles | 2 |
| Distance to the school | 0.5 km |
| Number of students in the school | 1,800 |
| Number of teachers | 40 |
| Clinics | 4 |
| Number of certified doctors | 3 |
| PHC in village | yes |
| Number of pharmacies | 2 |
| Distance to hospital | 8 km |
| Rate of interest charged by moneylenders | 4% |
| Number of self-help groups | 60 |
| Rent of 200 square feet (19 m2) shop | 1,500 |
| Government schemes offered | NREGS |
Temples
The village is famous for two temples Thenupuriswarar Temple and Kothandaramaswamy Temple, Patteeswaram. Both the temples are historically and religiously important. Thenupuriswarar Temple is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple is associated with the legend of Sambandar to whose view Nandi moved to have a direct view of the presiding deity. Muthupandal festival celebrated in the temple in associated with the legend. During this Muthupandal festival Sambandar Visits Kothandaramaswamy Temple, Patteeswaram and gets a divine Silk Shall from the temple which shows the diversity between Shaivism and Vaishnavism in this village.
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