Papanasanathar Temple

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Papanasanathar Temple in Papanasam, a village in Tirunelveli district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to Hindu god Shiva. It is located 60 km from Tirunelveli. Constructed in the Dravidian architecture, the temple has three precincts. Shiva is worshipped as Papanasanathar and his consort Parvathi as Ulagammai. ()

Coordinates: 8°42'48"N, 77°24'21"E

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Tamil NaduIndia

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Papanasanathar Temple – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sadaiudayar, Sivasailam Temple, Manimuthar Dam, Agasthiyar Falls.

5.5 miSE
Temple
Sadaiudayar, Tirunelveli
141 min walk • Sadaiudayar is a Hindu temple. Lord Sadaiudayar, the presiding deity is the kula deivam of a select set of Hindus mainly from Southern Tamil Nadu. Located in the Tirunelveli district this temple is mainly patronised by the matrilinear descendants of the Ettu Pillai Kootathar.
6.4 miNW
Temple
Sivasailam Temple, Sivasailam
162 min walk • Sivasailanathar Paramakalyani Amman Kovil, popularly known as Sivasailam Temple, is a Hindu temple in Sivasailam village of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 3 miles from Alwarkurichi in Tirunelveli District.
4.1 miS
Dam
Manimuthar Dam, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
106 min walk • The Manimuthar Dam is located in Manimutharu 50.8 kilometres away from Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India. It is the biggest reservoir of the Tirunelveli district.
2.9 miW
Natural attraction, Waterfall
Agasthiyar Falls, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
75 min walk • Agasthiyar Falls is located close to Papanasam in Tirunelveli district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The falls is located on the Western Ghats and to the south of Papanasam lower, the lake from where Tamiraparani River originates.

Papanasanathar Temple

Facts and practical information

Papanasanathar Temple – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Sadaiudayar, Tirunelveli

Sivasailam Temple, Sivasailam

Manimuthar Dam, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve

Agasthiyar Falls, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve