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This is a '''list of [[Temple tanks]]''' in terms of area.

==List of large Temple tanks==
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! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Image
! scope="col" | Area<br />acres
! scope="col" | Area<br />hectare
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Notes
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|1
|Haridra Nadhi
|[[File:Haridra Nadhi, Mannargudi.jpg|178px|center]]
|{{convert|23|acre|ha|disp=tablecen}}
|[[Mannargudi]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|The [[Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Mannargudi|Rajagopalaswamy temple]] is a [[Vaishnavite]] shrine located in the town of [[Mannargudi]], [[India]]. The Haridra Nadhi tank at the entrance of the shrine where rain water is collected.  The temple complex, comprising 16 ''[[gopuram]]s'', 7 ''[[prakarams]]''(outer courtyard), 24 shrines, seven ''[[mandap]]ams'' and nine sacred ''[[theertham]]s'' was the work was constructed by [[Kulothunga Chola I]] and later, renovated by the [[Later Cholas]] and the [[Thanjavur Nayaks]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu|publisher=Sura Books|pages=64|ISBN=978-81-7478-177-2}}</ref> and This is the First Largest Temple Tank in Tamil Nadu.
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|2
|[[Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam|Madurai Teppakulam]]
|[[File:0 Madurai Teppakulam illuminated.jpg|150px|center]]
|{{convert|16.2|acre|ha|disp=tablecen}}
|[[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|This is the location where the king Thirumalai Naicker excavated the soil to fabricate the bricks required for constructing his palace, Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal. The pit that was thus formed is seen as tank now.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.madurai.tn.nic.in/tourism.html |title=Important Tourist Places in Madurai |access-date=2014-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422144749/http://www.madurai.tn.nic.in/tourism.html |archive-date=2012-04-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|3
||[[Kamalalayam Temple Tank]]
|[[File:Tiruvarur temple, tank, car.jpg|150px|center]]
|{{convert|16|acre|ha|disp=tablecen}}
|[[Tiruvarur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|The ancient Sri Thyagaraja temple at [[Tiruvarur]] is dedicated to the [[Somaskanda]] aspect of [[Shiva]]. The Kamalalayam temple tank covers around 16 acres is one of the largest in the country. The [[Temple car|temple chariot]] is the largest of its kind in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tamilnadutourism.org/places/citiestowns/Thiruvarur.aspx?CatId=C1&SubCat1Id=C1S1&SubCat2Id=C1S1S19 |title=Thiruvarur at Tamil Nadu tourism website|accessdate=2006-11-11}}</ref>
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|4
|[[Mahamaham tank, Kumbakonam]]
|[[File:Masimagam1.jpg|150px|center]]
|{{convert|6.2|acre|ha|disp=tablecen}}
|[[Kumbakonam]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|The Tank is located in the heart of [[Kumbakonam]] town. This tank covers an area of 6.2 acres and is not a perfect rectangle. The tank is Surrounded by 16 small [[Mandapam]]s and a "Nava Kannika Temple"(Nine rivers) in the Eastern Side. All the rivers of India are said to meet at the tank on [[Mahamaham]] festival day that happens once in 12 years. A purificatory bath at this tank on the day is considered equal to the combined dips in all the holy rivers of [[India]].<ref name="Festival">History, Religion and Culture of India, S. Gajrani</ref>
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|5
|[[Kapaleeshwarar Temple|Kapaleswarar Temple Tank]]
|[[File:Kapaleeswarar1.jpg|150px|center]]
|{{convert|6.7|acre|ha|disp=tablecen}}
|[[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| |Kapaleeshwarar Temple ([[Tamil language|Tamil]] கபாலீஸ்வரர் கோவில்) is temple of [[Shiva]] (Tamil சிவா), located in [[Mylapore]], which is in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The temple is of typical [[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian architectural]] style, with the ''[[gopuram]]'' overpowering the street on which the temple sits.  This temple is also a testimonial for the ''[[vishwakarmas]] sthapathis''.  There are two entrances to the temple marked by the ''gopuram'' on either side. The east ''gopuram'' is about 40 m high, while the smaller western gopuram faces the sacred [[tank]].<ref name="Festival"/>
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|6
|[[Teppakulam|Trichy Teppakulam]]
|[[File:Trichy01.JPG|150px|center]]
|{{convert|5|acre|ha|disp=tablecen}}
|[[Trichy]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|Teppakulam ({{lang-ta|தெப்பக்குளம்}}) is a locality  situated almost at the centre of the Indian city of [[Tiruchirappalli]]. The historic [[Tiruchirapalli Rock Fort|Rockfort]] is situated nearby. The Rock Fort temple stands 83m tall perched atop the rock. The smooth rock was first cut by the Pallavas but it was the [[Nayaks of Madurai]] who completed both the temples under the [[Vijayanagara empire]].<ref name="India">India By Sarina Singh, Joe Bindloss, Paul Clammer, Janine Eberle</ref>
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|7
|[[Tirukkanapuram Temple Tank]]
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|{{convert|4.5|acre|ha|disp=tablecen}}
|Tirukannapuram, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]|
|The temple tank is right in front of Neela Megha Perumal Temple or Sowriraja Perumal Temple, a [[Hindu]] temple dedicated to [[Lord Vishnu]] located Tirukannapuram, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] on the [[Kumbakonam]]-[[Tiruvarur]] highway. It is one of the "[[Divya Desams]]", the 108 temples of [[Vishnu]] revered by the 12 poet saints, or [[Alwars]].<ref>''108 Vaishnavite Divya Desams: Divya desams in Pandya Nadu
''. M. S. Ramesh, Tirumalai-Tirupati Devasthanam.</ref>
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==See also==
* [[List of large Hindu temples]]
* [[List of tallest Gopurams]]
* [[List of human stampedes in Hindu temples]]
* [[List of Hindu temples|Lists of Hindu temples by country]]

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