Ramaswamy Temple, Kumbakonam

Ramaswamy Temple, Kumbakonam

Ramaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Achutha Nayaka of Thanjavur constructed the Ramaswamy temple during 16 th century. Maha Mandapam are enriched with intricate stone carving works of Rama-Katha.Vamana Avatharam, Meenakshi Kalyanam , Sukreeva Pattabisegam are some of the famous carving works of this temple.The outer Prahara consists of all 219 wall paintings , which explains the series of incidents from the great Epic “Ramayanam”.Alwar Sannathi , Sreenivasa Sannathi , and Gopalan Sannathi are the other temples located within the temple complex.

The temple is atytpical of Nayak style of temples. The central shrine houses the image of Rama in a seated posture with his consort Sita. The sixty four pillars in the hall near the gopuram are sculpted with exquisite finesse depicting various episodes of the epic Ramayana. Each pillar is carved out of a single stone and the delicacy is very prominent. The other images are of his brothers Lakshmana, Bharatha and Chatruguna in standing posture and Hanuman in worship posture. The temple has a 3-tiered gopuram surrounded by walls. Rama in the temple is depicted with Vyakarna Mudra, while Hanuman is depicted holding manuscripts. The other important aspects of the epic like coronation of Vibishana, coronation of Sugriva, relieving Agalya from her curse and Hanuman playing veena.

The temple is one of the prominent Vishnu temples in Kumbakonam.The temple has a 3-tiered gopuram surrounded by walls. The central shrine houses the image of Rama in a seated posture with his consort Sita. The other images are of his brothers Lakshmana, Bharatha and Chatruguna in standing posture and Hanuman in worship posture. The sixty four pillars in the hall near the gopuram are sculpted with exquisite finesse depicting various episodes of the epic Ramayana.Each pillar is carved out of a single stone and the delicacy is very prominent.Rama in the temple is depicted with Vyakarna Mudra, while Hanuman is depicted holding manuscripts. The other important aspects of the epic like coronation of Vibishana, coronation of Sugriva, relieving Agalya from her curse and Hanuman playing veena. The temple is atytpical of Nayak style of temples.  Source : Wikipedia

Trasnport

By Road: The temple is less than 2 km from Kumbakonam. There are lot of bus facilities available. The bus, stop at Ramaswami temple itself. The temple is at the southern end of the Big Bazaar street in Kumbakonam. It is located right in the centre of Kumbakonam.
By Train: Kumbakonam – 2.2 km
By Air: Trichy International Airport – 88 km