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திருப்பாலைத்துறை பாலைவனநாதர் கோயில்
Tiruppalaithurai (Papanasam), Tamil Nadu · 10.9333°, 79.2833°
One of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams praised in the 7th-century Tevaram, at Papanasam in the Kaveri delta. The Chola-founded complex was rebuilt in masonry under 16th-century Vijayanagar rule, with a granary added by Raghunatha Nayak, and carries inscriptions of Kulothunga Chola I and III.
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.
Shiva is said to have absolved the sins of Vishnu, Brahma, Rama and Sita here, earning the name Papanasanathar, the destroyer of sins.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Vijayanagar
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