Panchavan Madeviyar Pallippadai Temple

Panchavan Madeviyar Pallippadai Temple (Panchavanmadeviswaram) is a Pallippadai temple located at Pazhayarai village near Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District, Tamilnadu, India. This Pallippadai temple was built by Rajendra Chola for his step mother Panchavan Madeviyar [1][2]

Panchavan Madeviyar Pallippadai Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictThanjavur
DeityLord Shiva
Location
LocationPazhayarai village near Kumbakonam
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia

History

Panchavan Madeviyar is one of the many wives of Rajaraja the Great. After her death, her step son, Rajendra Chola rested her ashes in a urn here (which the model can still seen above the lingam) & built a Shiva temple on top of it. This temple was at bad state till 1978 when the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department renovated the temple.

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