Koothanur

Koothanur is a town situated in the Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located at a distance of 25 kilometres from Tiruvarur. A temple for Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of learning is situated in this place. Koothanur is the only temple in Tamil Nadu for the goddess Saraswati. Saraswati is considered as the goddess of knowledge so people believe that if they worship this deity they will become good in knowledge.

History of Koothanur

Koothanur is the birthplace of the Tamil poet Ottakoothar.There is another reason for the name of this place which is King Rajaraja Cholan gifted this village for koothan's poem because he is a great poet. So this village is called Koothan + oor =Koothanur.In India, Koothanur became an important tourist spot. Vijayadhasami festival is celebrated in Koothanur which is one of the most important festivals in this temple.

References

Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu. Sura Books. p. 76. ISBN 81-7478-177-3, ISBN 978-81-7478-177-2.

Tiruvarur district

District Headquarters	Tiruvarur

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Chola Nadu

Divisions	Mannargudi Tiruvarur

Taluks	Kudavasal Mannargudi Nannilam Needamangalam Thiruthiraipoondi Tiruvarur Valangaiman

Revenue blocks	Koradacheri Kottur Kudavasal Mannargudi Muthupet Nannilam Needamangalam Thiruthiraipoondi Tiruvarur Valangaiman

Municipalities	Agarathirumalam Koothanallur Mannargudi Thiruthuraipoondi Tiruvarur

Rivers	Arasalar Noolaar Odampokki Vettar Vennar Mudikondan Nandalar Nattar Thirumalairajan Koraiyar Valavaikkal Kaattar Pandavaiar Arichandranathi Mullaiyar Pamaniyar

History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Pandyan dynasty Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Thanjavur Nayaks Thanjavur Marathas Company Raj British Raj

Places of interest	Alangudi Siva Temple Engan Murugan Temple Koothanur AadhiVinayagar Temple, Sethalapathy / Thiladharpanapoori Kothandarama Temple, Thillaivilagam Muthupet Dargah Muthupet Lagoon Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Mannargudi Soundareswararswamy Temple, Thiruppanaiyur Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Kudavasal Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur Tirucherai Saranathan Temple Tirucherai Sivasthalam Vaduvoor Bird Sanctuary

Universities	Central University of Tamil Nadu

Cities and towns People Villages

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