Ammankudi, also known as Rajarajeshwaram, is a village situated about 20 km from Kumbakonam in Thanjavur District. This was the place where Krishnarama Brahmarayan, the chief of army of Rajaraja Cholan I, lived. There is an old temple called
Ammankudi Durgaiamman Temple built by him. The temple is devoted to Parvati and Kailasanatha Swamy (Shiva).