Ancient · Hindu · India

Bhoothalingaswamy Temple

Boothapandi, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu · 8.2631°, 77.4490°

ShivaPandya—

Sacred since

25 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

traditionally 25–50 CE (Pandya)

Pandya

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Boothapandi in Kanyakumari district, traditionally credited to the Pandya king Pasum Pon Pandyan in the first century CE. It has a temple tank, the Theppakulam, and observes a car festival with processions of its deities.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pandya