Patteeswaram
Suburban
Durgambikai temple gopuram in Patteeswaram, photograph taken in 1999
Durgambikai temple gopuram in Patteeswaram, photograph taken in 1999
Patteeswaram is located in Tamil Nadu
Patteeswaram
Patteeswaram
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°55′33″N 79°20′42″E / 10.92583°N 79.34500°E / 10.92583; 79.34500
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThanjavur
TalukKumbakonam
Languages
  OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTN 68, TN 49
Patteeswaram Kothanda Ramar Temple

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.

Patteswaram village

Name of TalukKumbakonam
Population16,001
Mode of transportationBus
Travel time to district2 hours
Distance from district50 km
Distance from RBH8 km
TributaryMudikondan
Main occupation of menAgriculture
Main occupation of womenAgriculture
Non-Farm source incomeWeaving silk sarees
Cost of 1-acre (4,000 m2) of landRs. 1,200,000
CropsPaddy, sugarcane, coconut
Crop cycles2
Distance to the school0.5 km
Number of students in the school1,800
Number of teachers40
Clinics4
Number of certified doctors3
PHC in villageyes
Number of pharmacies2
Distance to hospital8 km
Rate of interest charged by moneylenders4%
Number of self-help groups60
Rent of 200 square feet (19 m2) shop1,500
Government schemes offeredNREGS

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.

References

  • District Development Authority, Thanjavur
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