Other names Tirupalathurai State Tamil Nadu District Thanjavur | Country India Location Papanasam Architectural style Dravidian architecture | |
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Primary deity Palaivananathar
(Shiva) Consort Dhavala Vennakaimangai
(Parvati) Similar Tiruvaikavur Temple, Aavoor Pasupatheeswaram, Odhanavaneswarar Temple - Tiruchotruturai, Tirumaanturai, Thiru Aadanoor Temple | ||
Palaivananathar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Papanasam, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a Paadal Petra Sthalam and is considered to be the 19th in the series of Thevara Stalams in the Chola kingdom located south of the river Kaveri.
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The Temple
The Thirupalaithurai temple with 2 prakarams(outer courtyard) occupies an area of 3 acres (12,000 m2), and its entrance is crowned with a 5 tiered Rajagopuram. Inscriptions from the Chola and Vijayanagara Empire periods are seen in this temple. Here Lord Shiva is also known as Paalaivananathar.
Granary
There is also a world-famous granary (Store House of paddy) Breadth: 86 feet (26 m), Height: 36 feet (11 m) capacity of 3,000 Kalam (measure) constructed by Nayaks in 1600 - 1634. State Archaeological Department declared it as a monument. Mention must be made of those from the period of Kulothunga Chola I and Kulothunga Chola III speaking of gifts made to the temple during the Chola period.
Papanasam
Papanasam (Thanjavur) (Tamil: பாபநாசம், literally means Destruction of Sins) is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In otherwords it is a grown up village and Growing Town. This is the town 25 km from Tanjore and 15 km from Kumbakonam. There are 3 rivers named Kaveri, Thirumalairajan and Kudamurutti helping the farmers to cultivate the good food – grains.