Patteeswaram

Patteeswaram
Suburban
Durgambikai temple gopuram in Patteeswaram, photograph taken in 1999
Durgambikai temple gopuram in Patteeswaram, photograph taken in 1999
Patteeswaram is located in Tamil Nadu
Patteeswaram
Patteeswaram
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°55′33″N 79°20′42″E / 10.92583°N 79.34500°E / 10.92583; 79.34500
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThanjavur
TalukKumbakonam
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTN 68, TN 49

Patteeswaram is a village, eight kilometres from Kumbakonam in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The village was named after Patti (also called Nandini), the calf of Kamadhenu, the divine cow in Hindu mythology. It is the suburban region of Kumbakonam city in Thanjavur district. It has the Famous temples like Thenupuriswarar Temple of Lord Shiva and Durga and Kothandaramaswamy Temple, Patteeswaram. This village was very important time in history as so many kings had built these temples in various periods of History.