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Thirunageswaram | |
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Town panchayat/Sub urban | |
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  Thirunageswaram | |
| Coordinates: 10°57′49″N 79°25′53″E / 10.9637°N 79.4315°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thanjavur |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Kurinja S.Saminathan |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 13,814 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 612204 |
Thirunageswaram is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thirunageswaram is located 6 km east of Kumbakonam. It is the suburban region of business city of Kumbakonam.
Thirunageswaram is one of the many temple towns in the state which is named after the grooves, clusters or forests dominated by a particular variety of a tree or shrub and the same variety of tree or shrub sheltering the presiding deity. The region is believed to have been covered with Chamapaka forest and hence called Chamapakavanam.[1]
- ^ Reddy, G.Venkatramana (2013). Alayam - The Hindu temple - An epitome of Hindu Culture. Mylapore, Chennai: Sri Ramakrishna Math. pp. 10, 31. ISBN 978-81-7823-542-4.