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This is a '''list of [[Temple tanks]]''' in terms of area.
This is a '''list of [[Temple tanks]]''' in terms of area.


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|[[Haridra Nadhi]]
|Haridra Nadhi
|[[File:Haridra Nadhi, Mannargudi.jpg|178px|center]]
|[[File:Haridra Nadhi, Mannargudi.jpg|178px|center]]
|{{convert|23|acre|ha|disp=tablecen}}
|{{convert|23|acre|ha|disp=tablecen}}
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|{{convert|16.2|acre|ha|disp=tablecen}}
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|[[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|[[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|This is the location where the king Thirumalai Naicker excavated the soil to fabricate the bricks required for constructing his palace, Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal. The pit that was thus formed is seen as tank now.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.madurai.tn.nic.in/tourism.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422144749/http://www.madurai.tn.nic.in/tourism.html |archive-date=2012-04-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|This is the location where the king Thirumalai Naicker excavated the soil to fabricate the bricks required for constructing his palace, Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal. The pit that was thus formed is seen as tank now.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.madurai.tn.nic.in/tourism.html |title=Important Tourist Places in Madurai |access-date=2014-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422144749/http://www.madurai.tn.nic.in/tourism.html |archive-date=2012-04-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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||[[Kamalalayam Temple Tank]]
||[[Kamalalayam Temple Tank]]
|[[File:Tiruvarur temple, tank, car.jpg|150px|center]]
|[[File:Tiruvarur temple, tank, car.jpg|150px|center]]
|{{convert|32|acre|ha|disp=tablecen}}
|{{convert|16|acre|ha|disp=tablecen}}
|[[Tiruvarur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|[[Tiruvarur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|The ancient Sri Thyagaraja temple at [[Tiruvarur]] is dedicated to the [[Somaskanda]] aspect of [[Shiva]]. The Kamalalayam temple tank covers around 16 acres is one of the largest in the country. The [[Temple car|temple chariot]] is the largest of its kind in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tamilnadutourism.org/places/citiestowns/Thiruvarur.aspx?CatId=C1&SubCat1Id=C1S1&SubCat2Id=C1S1S19 |title=Thiruvarur at Tamil Nadu tourism website|accessdate=2006-11-11}}</ref>
|The ancient Sri Thyagaraja temple at [[Tiruvarur]] is dedicated to the [[Somaskanda]] aspect of [[Shiva]]. The Kamalalayam temple tank covers around 16 acres is one of the largest in the country. The [[Temple car|temple chariot]] is the largest of its kind in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tamilnadutourism.org/places/citiestowns/Thiruvarur.aspx?CatId=C1&SubCat1Id=C1S1&SubCat2Id=C1S1S19 |title=Thiruvarur at Tamil Nadu tourism website|accessdate=2006-11-11}}</ref>
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|[[Kapaleeshwarar Temple|Kapaleswarar Temple Tank]]
|[[Kapaleeshwarar Temple|Kapaleswarar Temple Tank]]
|[[File:Kapaleeswarar1.jpg|150px|center]]
|[[File:Kapaleeswarar1.jpg|150px|center]]
|{{convert|7.5|acre|ha|disp=tablecen}}
|{{convert|6.7|acre|ha|disp=tablecen}}
|[[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|[[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| |Kapaleeshwarar Temple ([[Tamil language|Tamil]] கபாலீஸ்வரர் கோவில்) is temple of [[Shiva]] (Tamil சிவா), located in [[Mylapore]], which is in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The temple is of typical [[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian architectural]] style, with the ''[[gopuram]]'' overpowering the street on which the temple sits.  This temple is also a testimonial for the ''[[vishwakarmas]] sthapathis''.  There are two entrances to the temple marked by the ''gopuram'' on either side. The east ''gopuram'' is about 40 m high, while the smaller western gopuram faces the sacred [[tank]].<ref name="Festival"/>
| |Kapaleeshwarar Temple ([[Tamil language|Tamil]] கபாலீஸ்வரர் கோவில்) is temple of [[Shiva]] (Tamil சிவா), located in [[Mylapore]], which is in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The temple is of typical [[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian architectural]] style, with the ''[[gopuram]]'' overpowering the street on which the temple sits.  This temple is also a testimonial for the ''[[vishwakarmas]] sthapathis''.  There are two entrances to the temple marked by the ''gopuram'' on either side. The east ''gopuram'' is about 40 m high, while the smaller western gopuram faces the sacred [[tank]].<ref name="Festival"/>
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This is a list of Temple tanks in terms of area.

List of large Temple tanks[edit | edit source]

Rank Name Image Area
acres
Area
hectare
Location Notes
1 Haridra Nadhi
23 9.3 Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu, India The Rajagopalaswamy temple is a Vaishnavite shrine located in the town of Mannargudi, India. The Haridra Nadhi tank at the entrance of the shrine where rain water is collected. The temple complex, comprising 16 gopurams, 7 prakarams(outer courtyard), 24 shrines, seven mandapams and nine sacred theerthams was the work was constructed by Kulothunga Chola I and later, renovated by the Later Cholas and the Thanjavur Nayaks.[1] and This is the First Largest Temple Tank in Tamil Nadu.
2 Madurai Teppakulam
16.2 6.6 Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India This is the location where the king Thirumalai Naicker excavated the soil to fabricate the bricks required for constructing his palace, Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal. The pit that was thus formed is seen as tank now.[2]
3 Kamalalayam Temple Tank
16 6.5 Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India The ancient Sri Thyagaraja temple at Tiruvarur is dedicated to the Somaskanda aspect of Shiva. The Kamalalayam temple tank covers around 16 acres is one of the largest in the country. The temple chariot is the largest of its kind in Tamil Nadu.[3]
4 Mahamaham tank, Kumbakonam
6.2 2.5 Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India The Tank is located in the heart of Kumbakonam town. This tank covers an area of 6.2 acres and is not a perfect rectangle. The tank is Surrounded by 16 small Mandapams and a "Nava Kannika Temple"(Nine rivers) in the Eastern Side. All the rivers of India are said to meet at the tank on Mahamaham festival day that happens once in 12 years. A purificatory bath at this tank on the day is considered equal to the combined dips in all the holy rivers of India.[4]
5 Kapaleswarar Temple Tank
6.7 2.7 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Kapaleeshwarar Temple (Tamil கபாலீஸ்வரர் கோவில்) is temple of Shiva (Tamil சிவா), located in Mylapore, which is in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple is of typical Dravidian architectural style, with the gopuram overpowering the street on which the temple sits. This temple is also a testimonial for the vishwakarmas sthapathis. There are two entrances to the temple marked by the gopuram on either side. The east gopuram is about 40 m high, while the smaller western gopuram faces the sacred tank.[4]
6 Trichy Teppakulam
5 2.0 Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India Teppakulam (Tamil: தெப்பக்குளம்) is a locality situated almost at the centre of the Indian city of Tiruchirappalli. The historic Rockfort is situated nearby. The Rock Fort temple stands 83m tall perched atop the rock. The smooth rock was first cut by the Pallavas but it was the Nayaks of Madurai who completed both the temples under the Vijayanagara empire.[5]
7 Tirukkanapuram Temple Tank 4.5 1.8 Tirukannapuram, Tamil Nadu, India| The temple tank is right in front of Neela Megha Perumal Temple or Sowriraja Perumal Temple, a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located Tirukannapuram, Tamil Nadu, India on the Kumbakonam-Tiruvarur highway. It is one of the "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.[6]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu. Sura Books. p. 64. ISBN 978-81-7478-177-2.
  2. "Important Tourist Places in Madurai". Archived from the original on 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  3. "Thiruvarur at Tamil Nadu tourism website". Retrieved 2006-11-11.
  4. 4.0 4.1 History, Religion and Culture of India, S. Gajrani
  5. India By Sarina Singh, Joe Bindloss, Paul Clammer, Janine Eberle
  6. 108 Vaishnavite Divya Desams: Divya desams in Pandya Nadu . M. S. Ramesh, Tirumalai-Tirupati Devasthanam.

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