->Ashokprabhuv at 06:14, 8 November 2019

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'''Kavanthandalam''' is a small village located about 20 km from [[Kanchipuram]] by road in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The location of Kavanthandalam in the proximity of Kanchipuram, known as temple city adds to the richness of the cultural heritage of this village.

== History ==

The name of the village hails from the word Kasiyappar Thandalam which over the course of time has changed to Kavanthandalam. The name was a result of a saint, Kasiyappa Munivar, who had lived and meditated at this village.

== Geography ==

The village is rich in resources for cultivation. The [[Cheyyar River]] flows alongside the village bringing in water needed for cultivation. The village is well connected by road to Kanchipuram and [[Walajabad]] which are 20 and 8 km respectively by road and kanchipuram, utthiramerur road connected to kavanthandalam. This side also 20 km from kanchipuram.

== Precinct ==

The village is divided into two major portions, Vadapadhi and Thenpadhi, meaning northern half and southern half.

== Temples ==

The prominent temples in the village include Choleeswaraswamy Temple, Perumal Temple, Ganesh Temple, Mariamman temple and Moolathu Muthu Mari Amman Temple.
[[File:Aerial view of Choleeswaran Temple, Kavanthandalam.jpg|right|268x268px]]
Apart from these temples there is a village deity named Kosapattaman.

After 15 years Maha Brahamotsava vizha has been conducted for this temple from 18 to 26 August 2015.

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== Life and occupation ==

The principal activity of the villagers is agriculture. Some are also involved in other activities like grazing and hand-weaving. The village also houses a small modern rice mill creating direct and indirect employment to a few villagers apart from agriculture. The primary crops raised by the villagers are rice and [[sugarcane]]. Groundnuts and other cereals are also cultivated as lean crops by the villagers. {{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Villages in Kanchipuram district]]

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->Ashokprabhuv at 06:14, 8 November 2019