Wednesday Oct 09, 2024

Sri Pattavarthi Thanthondreswarar Siva Temple

Address

Sri Pattavarthi Siva Temple, Papanasam, TanjoreDist – 614 207.

Diety

Thanthondreswarar, Amman:Thaiyalnayagi

Introduction

The Pattaviruthi is a village that was given as a gift to Pattars Brahmin Priests). They may have worked at the DivyaDesa Temple in the nearby town of Adanur. There is a large Shiva temple in this town. Temple is facing east. There is a large pond in front of the temple. The facade has an entrance in a tower-like structure. In the small canopy to its left is the Ganesha, past the entrance and the long tin shed extends up to the Lord’s Mandabam. KodimaraGanesha Nandi Mandapams are in front. The Lord is facing east in the form of a large linga, and the goddess is facing south with a separate temple near the gate of the tower. In the sanctum sanctorum are Ganesha Dakshinamoorthy, Linkodpavar Brahman and Durga. Formerly known as the Great Temple, the temple has seen many setbacks and has reached its present status.In Prakaram, the Naalvar and Saptamadar shrines are seen. The are also shrines for both Ganesha and Murugan. As usual there are Chandeswara and Navagraha shrines are there. The Lord GopuraVimanam rises well and tells the story with many beautiful swastika shapes. Adjacent to the AmbigaiSannathi is the Sanaicharan Sannathi to the east, Temple under the control of the Department of HRCE. Only one time puja is held at the temple. Those who want to visit the temple could approach nearby houses. # “With the kind permission of Sri Kadambur K. Vijayan, these are extracted from his posts”.

Century/Period/Age

1000 to 2000

Managed By

HRCE

Nearest Bus Station

Andakudi

Nearest Railway Station

Papanasam

Nearest Airport

Trichy

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