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The '''Punnainallur Kothandaramar Temple''' is a [[Hindu]] [[temple]] located at Punnainallur near [[Thanjavur]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<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, வ.எண்.81</ref><ref>J.M.Somasundaram Pillai, ''The Great Temple at Tanjore'', [Tanjore Palace Devastanams, II Edn 1958] Rpt 1994, Tamil University, Thanjavur, Sl.No.81</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
This temple was built in 1739–1763 CE. Sculptures made of [[Shaligram]], given by a Nepalese king to the king of Thanjavur, are found in the sanctum sanctorum; these include [[Rama|Kothandaramar]], [[Sita]] and [[Lakshmana]], all of them in standing posture.<ref>திருக்கோயில்கள் வழிகாட்டி, தஞ்சாவூர் மாவட்டம், தமிழ்நாடு அரசு இந்து சமய அறநிலையத்துறை, சென்னை, 2014</ref> This temple is very near to [[Punnainallur Mariamman Temple]].<br />
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==Structure==<br />
This temple has [[gopura|rajagopura]], balipeetam, [[Dhwaja Stambha]], [[prakara]], front mandapa, sanctum sanctorum and [[vimana]]. In the prakara there are shrines of Sakkarattalvar, Alvar and [[Hanuman|Anjaneya]]. The temple tree is also located here. On the wall are paintings of episodes from the [[Ramayana]].<br />
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