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The '''Kaliamman Temple''', also known as the '''Kalikaparamesvari Temple''', is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Kali]] in [[Thanjavur]] in the [[Thanjavur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<br />
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==Location==<br />
This temple is located at South street in Thanjavur. <br />
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==Structure==<br />
[[File:Thanjavur kaliammantemple(kalikaparamesvari temple)1.jpg|left|100x150px|thumb|Vimana]]<br />
The temple has a [[rajagopura]]. To the right side of the front [[mandapa]], the [[Archakasalai Pillayar Temple, Thanjavur|Archakasalai Pillayar Temple]] is found as a shrine, and to its left side a shrine of [[Muruga|Karthikeya]]. Just in front of the sanctum sanctorum is a [[Dhwaja Stambha]] and in the [[prakara]] a [[Tulsi]] ([[Ocimum tenuiflorum|Holy Basil]]), as well as shrines of [[Vinayaka]], Subramania with [[Valli]] and Deivanai, Sivalinga, Nagas and [[Hanuman]].<br />
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==Palace Devasthanam==<br />
[[Thanjavur Palace Devastanam Temples|Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam]] comprises 88 temples, of which this temple is one. They are maintained and administered by the [[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department]] of the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref>[https://hrce.tn.gov.in/hrcehome/index_temple.php?tid=13967 Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam, Thanjavur 613 009]</ref><ref>தஞ்சாவூர் அரண்மனை தேவஸ்தானத்தைச் சேர்ந்த ஆலயங்கள், தஞ்சை இராஜராஜேச்சரம் திருக்குட நன்னீராட்டுப் பெருவிழா மலர், 1997</ref><ref>J.M. Somasundaram Pillai, ''The Great Temple at Tanjore'', [Tanjore Palace Devastanams, II Edn 1958] Rpt 1994, Tamil University, Thanjavur</ref><br />
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== Kumbhabhishekham ==<br />
The Mahasamprokshanam, also known as the [[Kumbhabhishekham]], of the temple was held on 15 September 1978 and 29 August 1988. The inscriptions about these are found in the temple. <br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Thanjavur district]]<br />
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