Koothanur is a town situated in the

Tiruvarur district Thiruvarur district is one of the 38 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,264,277 with a sex-ratio of 1,017 females for every 1,000 males. Geography The district occupies an area of 2,161 ...

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(10.9315° N, 79.6474° E). The town is located at a distance of 25 kilometres from Tiruvarur. A temple for

Saraswati Saraswati (, ), also spelled as Sarasvati, is one of the principal Devi, goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of knowledge, education, learning, arts, speech, poetry, music, purification, language and culture. Together with the godde ...

, the

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goddess of learning is situated in this place. Koothanur is the only temple in Tamil Nadu for the goddess

. 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 Ottakoothar (c. 12th century CE) was a Tamil people, Tamil court poet and minister to three Later Cholas, Later Chola kings, namely Vikrama Chola, Kulothunga Chola II, Kulotunga II and Rajaraja Chola II, Rajaraja II. He wrote poems in praise of t ...

. Legend has it that the Chola emporer Rajaraja Chola II named this village in honour of Ottakoothar, hence the name Koothanur. Koothanur has become an important tourist spot since. Vijayadasami festival is celebrated in Koothanur which is one of the most important festivals in this temple.

History of Koothanur

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