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{{Infobox temple<br />
| name = Koothanur Maha Saraswathi Temple<br />
| image = Koothanur sarasvathitemple1.jpg<br />
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| caption = The entrance of the temple<br />
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| country = {{Flag|India}}<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| district = [[Tiruvarur]]<br />
| location = [[Koothanur]], [[Tiruvarur district]]<br />
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| deity = Goddess [[Saraswathi]]<br />
| architecture = [[Dravidian architecture]]<br />
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'''Koothanur Maha Saraswathi Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] located in the town of [[Koothanur]] in the [[Tiruvarur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is dedicated to [[Saraswathi]], the Hindu goddess of learning.<br />
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== Significance ==<br />
Temples dedicated to Saraswati are very rare in India.<ref>[http://kumbakonamtemples.in/saraswati-temple-kuthanoor.html Kumbakonam Temples, Saraswati Temple Kuthanoor]</ref> The temple is Tamil Nadu's only Hindu temple with [[Saraswathi]] as main deity.<ref name="thehindu_20030711">{{cite news|title=Kumbabishekam at Koothanur|work=[[The Hindu]]|first=G.|last=Srinivasan|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/07/11/stories/2003071101140400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031014055347/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/07/11/stories/2003071101140400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2003|date=11 July 2003}}</ref><ref name="district">{{cite web|title=Tiruvarur district tourist guide|url=http://www.tiruvarur.tn.nic.in/documents/Thiruvarur%20Tourism.PDF|language=Tamil|publisher=Tiruvarur district}}</ref> Praises of the temple were sung by Tamil poets [[Ottakoothar]] and [[Kambar (poet)|Kambar]].<ref name="thehindu_20030711" /><ref name="district" /> [[Vijayadashami|Vijayadasami]] is the most popular festival celebrated in the temple.<ref name=Meena>{{cite book|title=Temples in South India|last=V.|first=Meena|publisher=Harikumar Arts|location=Kanniyakumari|year=1974|edition=1st|page=39}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Tiruvarur district]]<br />
[[Category:Saraswati temples]]</div>UpdateBot