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'''Netroddharakaswami Temple''' (நேத்ரோதாரகாஸ்வாமி கோயில்)<ref name="ta.wikipedia.org">[[:ta:பனையபுரம் பனங்காட்டீஸ்வரர் கோயில்]]</ref> is a [[Hindu temple]] located at [[Panaiyapuram]] in the [[Viluppuram district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The presiding deity is [[Shiva]] and the main idol is a ''[[shivalinga]]'' and it is classified as a [[Paadal Petra Sthalam]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
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It is one of the shrines of the 275 [[Paadal Petra Sthalams]]. The present temple was constructed by the [[Medieval Chola]] king [[Rajendra Chola I]] at the beginning of the 11th century AD in honour of his assistant, Paravai in whose honour, the surrounding village was named as Paravaipuram. However, an older temple is believed to have existed at the place. <br />
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The temple complex has inscriptions by Rajendra Chola I, [[Rajendra Chola II]], [[Adhirajendra Chola]] and [[Kulothunga Chola I]].<br />
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== Significance ==<br />
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According to Indian archaeologist [[R. Nagaswamy]], the [[Saivite]] saint [[Sambandar]] had sung praises of the temple.<br />
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When decision was taken to widen the [[National Highway NH45]], there were apprehensions that the temple would be demolished. However, the [[National Highways Authority of India]] (NHAI) decided to spare the temple and stopped plans to widen the highway.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External list ==<br />
* {{cite news|title=NHAI spares 1,300 year old temple|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 January 2013|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/nhai-spares-1300yearold-temple/article4329856.ece}}<br />
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