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Kumbakonam, city, east-central Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India. It is located in the Kaveri (Cauvery) River delta, about 30 miles (48 km) west of Karaikal (Puducherry union territory).

Kumbakonam, India: Vaishnava temple of Sarangapani
Kumbakonam, India: Vaishnava temple of SarangapaniThe Vaishnava temple of Sarangapani, Kumbakonam, India.

Kumbakonam was a Chola capital in the 7th century ce and has numerous Vaishnava and Shaiva temples and a rare Brahma temple. Also an ancient commercial centre, it is renowned for its trade in foods, particularly rice and betel leaves, and for its hand-spun silks and bell-metal pots. Kumbakonam is situated on road and rail routes from Tranquebar (east) to Tiruchchirappalli (west). Long a Brahman seat of learning, the city has several colleges affiliated with Bharathidasan University in Tiruchchirappalli. Pop. (2001) 139,954; (2011) 140,156.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.