Right in the middle of Kumbakonam this magnificent temple is one of the major attractions.it is more famous as the Durga temple as it houses one of the magnificent Vishnu durgas in its outer praharam.
The Lord of this temple Sri Dhenupureeshwarar ( one who was worshipped by a cow) wanted to see the full majesty of Sri Thirugnana sambandar the boy saint and hence asked Nandi to stand aside
How to reach:
The temple is in the south-western part of kumbakonam and is easily reached on the road to papanasam
Legends of this temple:
The sage Vishwamitra obtained the Gayathri Mantra in this temple only.This was the Ashram of Sage Vashishta who was the custodian of the Divine cow Kamadhenu and he finally conferred the title of Brahma Rishi on Vishwamitra here.
When Parvati selected this place to do thapas for attaining Lord Shiva the divine Cow Kamadhenu sent her calf - named Patti to help Parvathi.Seeing Parvathi the calf Patti also got inspired and built a mud lingam and started worshipping Shiva by dropping her milk on the linga.Pleased Shiva blessed her and this place was then called as Patteshwaram where Shiva gave a vision to Patti
Devotees pray to Mother Durga for relief from the adverse aspects of serpent planets Rahu and Ketu during the Rahu Kalam times, on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays in particular and on new moon, full moon, Ashtami and Navami days and for child and wedding boons and from the adverse aspect of Mars-Sevvai planet.
View of the main Eastern gopuram
Inside the first praharm with the durga temple facing north seen on the right side below
The Durga temple complex has multiple statues and the main Goddess has 4 arms and is about 6 foot tall and is on a Mahisha
The temple legend with a picture of the main durga
The Shiva temple complex has a huge Shiva Lingam facing east and the atmosphere when I visited at 7 AM was serene
The usual koshta vigrahas 
The Ambal Palvali Nayaki has a seperate sannidhi facing South and is about 4feet tall. The sculptures in the ambal sannidhi are nice and thought provoking
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