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Kumbakonam is a city a special grade metropolis in Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. It is 40 km away from Thanjavur & 273 km away from Chennai. It is also the headquarters of this taluk of Thanjavur district. It is bounded through 2 rivers,Kaveri and Arasalar. During the Sangam era it was under the rule of the Pallavas, Medieval Cholas & Cholas. Later Cholas ,Vijayanagar Empire, Pandyas, Thanjavur Nayaks Thanjavur Marathas & Madurai Nayaks took the throne. When it acted as a center of the Medieval Cholas, it became a major city between the 7th & 9th centuries AD. It reached the top of its riches in the times of the British Raj when it used to be a important centre of Hindu culture and European education. Hence it acquired its intellectual name, called the "Cambridge of South India". During 1866, it was officially represented as a metropolis, which now includes 45 wards, becoming the 2nd largest in the distirct. It is also called the "temple town" because oftheoccurrence of numerous temples here. It is very popular due to its Mahamaham festival in which people come from the whole world.Its main products manufactures here are bronze, brass, copper & lead vessels etc.