Patteeswaram Durga Temple is located about 8 km south-west of
Kumbakonam. The temple has five gopurams and the inscriptions reveal the Pallava, Chola, Nayaka, and Marathi strains and styles of architecture. Legend tells that
Lord Ram came to this place and offered
Shiva pooja on his way to Lanka. This is the place where the sage
Viswamitra got enlightened. The presiding deity of the temple is
Goddess Durga.
