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பந்தணைநல்லூர் பசுபதீஸ்வரர் கோயில்
Pandanallur, Tamil Nadu · 11.1327°, 79.5121°
A Paadal Petra Sthalam revered in Sambandar's Tevaram, with 11th-century Chola masonry and inscriptions running from Rajaraja I to Rajaraja III; its white lingam bears the mark of a cow's hoof, and the complex includes a five-tiered rajagopuram and three prakarams.
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.
Parvati, cursed to become the cow Kamadhenu for delaying the sunset at play, worshipped Shiva over a snake's lair at Pandanallur until he released her.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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