kovil
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thumb|The Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Mannargudi|Sri Vidhya Rajagopalaswamy Temple Hindu temple in the Town of [[Mannargudi in southern India|280x280px]] Kovil or koyil (meaning: residence of god) is the Tamil term for a distinct style of Hindu temple with Dravidian architecture.
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Within Vinony's link graph, kovil is referenced by 150 other articles, and connects out to India, Tamil and Common Era.
It sits within the topics Culture of Tamil Nadu and Hindu temple architecture.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumb|The Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Mannargudi|Sri Vidhya Rajagopalaswamy Temple Hindu temple in the Town of [[Mannargudi in southern India|280x280px]] Kovil or koyil (meaning: residence of god) is the Tamil term for a distinct style of Hindu temple with Dravidian architecture.
== Etymology == Both the terms koyil (, kōyil) and kovil (, kōvil) are used interchangeably. In Tamil, (wikt:ta:கோவில்) is the word derived, according to the rules of Tamil grammar.
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