Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu India

Kasi Viswanathar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu, India. The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Thevaram and is classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.

 This temple is very close to the Mahamagham tank, and the lingam here is a swayambhu. The importance of this temple is the belief that it is here that the Nava Kannigais(nine maidens representing the nine rivers  Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati, Kaveri, Godavari, Narmada, Krishna, Tungabhadra and Sarayu) arrive to bathe in the Mahamagham tank once every 12 years.

The temple is located near the banks of Mahamaham tank. This temple with 2 prakarams (outer courtyard) and a 72 ft high Rajagopuram. Images of the 9 river Goddesses (one of which is Kaveri) are seen in this temple along with kshetra Mahalingam.