Paalaivananathar Temple

• Shiva: Paalaivananathar.
• Ambal: Dhavala Vennakaimangai

This is a Shivastalam situated at Thiruppaalathurai in Papanasam is considered to be the 19th in the series of Tevara Stalams in the Chola kingdom located south of the river Kaveri. The Tiruppaalaitturai temple with 2 prakarams occupies an area of 3 acres (12,000 m²), and its entrance is crowned with a 5 tiered Rajagopuram. Inscriptions from the Chola and Vijayanagar periods are seen in this temple. Here Lord Shiva is also known as Paalaivananathar.
There is also a world famous granary (Store House of paddy) Breadth: 86 feet (26 m), Height: 36 feet (11 m) capacity of 3,000 Kalam (measure) constructed by Nayaks in 1600 - 1634. State Archaeological Department declared it as a monument. Mention must be made of those from the period of Kulottunga I and Kulottunga III speaking of gifts made to the temple during the Chola period.

World peace From Papanasam.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a spiritual and humanitarian leader. He was born on May 13, 1956 in PAPANASAM, thanjavur dist. tamilnadu, India. He is often referred to by the double-honorific "Sri Sri", Guruji or Gurudeva. He is the founder of the international Art of living fountation which aims to relieve stress at an individual level, and to relieve disease and violence at a societal level. His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is internationally known as an eminent spiritual leader and has dedicated his life to serving humanity. His Holiness has addressed the United Nations, served on the advisory board of Yale's Divinity School, and chaired the International Conference of Religions in Kyoto, Japan. In 1995, he addressed the assembly at the U.N.'s 50th anniversary celebration. Also that year, his
Sudarshan Kriya breathing technique was presented to the World Health Organization. In August of 2000, he was a featured speaker at the UN millennium world peace summit, and in January 2002, he was invited to address the World Economic Forum. His Holiness is the founder of the Art of Living Foundation and co-founder of the International Association for Human Values.

Papanasam

Papanasam is a historical town located in thanjavur in tamilnadu. It is about 25 km from Thanjavur and 15 kilometers from kumbakonam. The main attractions of the town are the temples. Major among them are Gajendra Varathan Temple, Paalvanna Nathar Temple Mullaivananathar Temple,, Pallavanatha Swamy Temple and 108 Sivalayam Temple. This place also boasts a granary with a capacity of 3,000 Kalam (measure), which was constructed by the Nayaks in the 17th century. There are many sugar manufacturing industries functioning in Papanasam. By road, Papanasam can be approached from Kumbakonam, Tiruvaiyaru and Thanjavur. The nearest railhead is Papanasam Railway Station. Tiruchirapalli Airport is the nearest airport.

108 Shivalayam

According to legends, this temple was build by Lord Rama and the 108 Shiva lingas were installed by him. Even though Ravana was a demon, he was a great Shiva Bhakta. By killing him, Lord Rama had got Dosha. To ward off this Dosha, he installed the 108 lingas. It is believed that worshipping Lord Shiva in this temple would remove all sins.
There is a separate huge Linga called Hanumantha Linga which is believed to have been installed by Lord Hanuman. It is a wonderful sight to see all the 106 lingas arranged equally in three rows. This temple is a must see for all. One can see the 108 Sivalingam in one temple in this Town only.

papanasam

Papanasam (Tamil: பாபநாசம், literally "Destruction of Sins") is a panchayat town in thanjavur district. in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In otherwords its a grown up village and Growing Town. This is the town 25 km from Tanjore and 15 km from Kumbakonam. There are 3 rivers named Cauvery, Thirumalairajan and KudaMurutti helping the farmers to cultivate the good food - grains.