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Palaivananathar Temple , Thirunelveli
ABOUT
Palaivananathar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Papanasam, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a Paadal Petra Sthalam and is considered to be the 19th in the series of Thevara Stalams in the Chola kingdom located south of the river Kaveri. The Thirupalaithurai temple with 2 prakarams(outer courtyard) occupies an area of 3 acres (12,000 m2), and its entrance is crowned with a 5 tiered Rajagopuram. Inscriptions from the Chola and Vijayanagara Empire periods are seen in this temple. Here Lord Shiva is also known as Paalaivananathar.
