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High medieval · Hindu · India
Shenbagavalli Amman Temple, Payanam
Payanam, near Marthandam, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu · 8.1933°, 77.4342°
Chenbagavalli Amman (form of Parvati)Undetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A goddess temple at Payanam near Marthandam in Kanyakumari district, its sanctum carried on seventeen pillars and its image shown holding a trident and a child. Its annual festival falls in late February or early March and includes a procession through the surrounding villages.