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திருப்பைஞ்ஞீலி
Thiruppainjeeli, Tamil Nadu · 10.8946°, 78.6155°
One of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams, about 20 km north of Tiruchirappalli, with a shrine ascribed to Mahendravarman I (c. 640 CE) and inscriptions of Rajaraja I and Rajendra I. Known as Thenkailasam, it draws unmarried devotees seeking spouses and preserves a venerated plantain tree and Rathina Sabha.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
In a contest of strength between Vayu and Adisesha, eight fragments of Mount Kailasa were scattered across the south, and Thiruppainjeeli's white hill (Suwethagiri) is held to be one of them.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pallava
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