Panchavan Madeviyar Pallippadai Temple

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

HistoryEdit

Panchavan Madeviyar is one of the many wives of Rajaraja the Great. After her death, her step son, Rajendra Chola rested her body here & 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.

ReferencesEdit

  1. "ராஜராஜ சோழன் பள்ளிப்படை பற்றி கல்வெட்டுகள் சொல்வதென்ன? - ஓர் அலசல்!". vikatan.com/.
  2. Kavitha, S. S. (March 6, 2013). "Namma Madurai: The one and only pallipadai of Pandya country" – via www.thehindu.com.