| Patteeswaram | |
| Settlement Type: | Suburban |
| Image Alt: | Durgambikai temple gopuram in Patteeswaram, photograph taken in 1999 |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.9258°N 79.345°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thanjavur |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kumbakonam |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 612703 |
| Registration Plate: | TN 68, TN 49 |
Patteeswaram is a village, eight kilometres from Kumbakonam in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The village was named after Patti (also called Nandini), the calf of Kamadhenu, the divine cow in Hindu mythology. It is the suburban region of Kumbakonam city in Thanjavur district. It has the Famous temples like Thenupuriswarar Temple of Lord Shiva and Durga and Kothandaramaswamy Temple, Patteeswaram. This village was very important time in history as so many kings had built these temples in various periods of History.
The village is famous for two temples Thenupuriswarar Temple and Kothandaramaswamy Temple, Patteeswaram. Both the temples are historically and religiously important. Thenupuriswarar Temple is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple is associated with the legend of Sambandar to whose view Nandi moved to have a direct view of the presiding deity. Muthupandal festival celebrated in the temple in associated with the legend. During this Muthupandal festival Sambandar Visits Kothandaramaswamy Temple, Patteeswaram and gets a divine Silk Shall from the temple which shows the diversity between Shaivism and Vaishnavism in this village.