108 Shivalingam Temple
Palaivananathar Temple
This temple is located at Papanasam, near Kumbakonam, South India. Papanasam literally means "Destroying of Sins". 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 of this Dosha, he installed the 108 lingas.
It is believed that worshipping Lord Shiva in this temple would remove all sins. There is a seperate huge Linga called Hanumantha Linga which is believed to have been installed by Lord Hanuman.It is a wonderful sight to see all the 108 lingas arranged equally in three rows. This temple is a must see for all those who visit Kumbakonam./p>
Granary: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 Kulothunga Chola I and Kulothunga Chola III speaking of gifts made to the temple during the Chola period.
This 400 year old Granary on the Northern side of the Raja Gopuram is located at the Eastern entrance. This was built by Raghunatha Nayak of Thanjavur. This is circular at the bottom and conical at the top with three different entrances – one on the Western side at the bottom and one each in the middle and the top on the Southern side. The granary has the capacity to hold 3000 kalams of grains.
Location: This temple is Papanasam and 18 km from Kumbakonam.
Festivals :Chitra Pournami,Sandal Bath for Ambal on the last Friday of Aadi, Thai Poosam,Maha Sivarathri,Navarathri- 10day Utsavam,Karthigai Deepam,Pradosham
Temple Timings : 6 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. and 4.30 P.M. to 8 P.M.
