Sakta (Amman) · Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
Koothanur Maha Saraswathi Temple
கூத்தனூர் மகா சரஸ்வதி கோயில்
Saraswathi Devi, in the village given to the poet Ottakoothar
Education
The temple in short
- Deity
- Saraswathi Devi, in the village given to the poet Ottakoothar
- Where
- Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu · 10.93N 79.65E
- Usual hours
- 6.30 am – 12 pm, 5 pm – 8 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
- Grahas
- Budhan
- Visited for
- The one temple in the delta where Saraswathi is the moolavar; children are brought for Vidyarambham and students leave a pen at her feet. Navaratri is its season.
Where it is
Others within reach
Nearest first, by straight-line distance
- Paampuranathar Temple, Thirupampuram 7 km · Saiva
- Thiruvazhuvur Veerateswarar Temple 10.1 km · Saiva
- Thirumananjeri Kalyanasundareswarar Temple 11.3 km · Saiva
- Thirunallar Darbaranyeswarar Temple 15.3 km · Saiva
- Thirupugalur Agneeswarar Temple 15.5 km · Saiva
- Thirukkurukkai Veerateswarar Temple 16.7 km · Saiva
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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.