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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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|[[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}} | |{{convert|16.2|acre|ha|disp=tablecen}} | ||
|[[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= | |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| | |{{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]] | ||
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|[[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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