Kabisthalam

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Kabisthalam
village
Coordinates: 10°56′55″N 79°15′52″E / 10.948616°N 79.264467°E / 10.948616; 79.264467Coordinates: 10°56′55″N 79°15′52″E / 10.948616°N 79.264467°E / 10.948616; 79.264467\
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Population
• Total	7,300
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	91-4374

Kabisthalam is a village under Papanasam taluk in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu. Tracing out the Vedic history Thiru Kavithalam was the original name for the place however the name changed into Kabisthalam during medival ages. It is located on the bank of river Cauvery. Located 14 kilometers from Kumbakonam , two kilometers from Papanasam and 17 km from Thiruvaiyaru . It is the birthplace of Indian National Congress leader G. K. Moopanar^[1]. Agriculture is the main occupation in this village.

Major crops are: Paddy, Sugarcane, and Vegetables. The place derives its name from the [[Gajendra Varadha Temple] 108 Vaishnavite Divya Desams: Divya desams in Pandya Nadu. M. S. Ramesh, Tirumalai-Tirupati Devasthanam.

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T.A., Srinivasan (25 June 2004). "The Lord waits on the riverbank". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 September 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
R., Dr. Vijayalakshmy (2001). An introduction to religion and Philosophy - Tévarám and Tivviyappirapantam (1st ed.). Chennai: International Institute of Tamil Studies. p. 466.
"Sri Gajendra Varadha temple". Dinamalar. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
T., Padmaja (2002). Temples of Kr̥ṣṇa in South India: history, art, and traditions in Tamilnāḍu. New Delhi: Shakti Malik. pp. 93–94. ISBN 81-7017-398-1.

] located in it. It is located in between kallanai poombhuhar state high way. Gajendra Varadha temple is one of the pilgrimage ( 38 th Divyasthala) . It is the hotspot Center for nearby villages. Mother Nature cover the village with its beauty.

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