About trip

About Temple:Sri Palaivananathar Temple is located in Thiruppaalaitturai, Papanasam,Thanjavur ,Tamil Nadu.

• Moolavar : Palaivaneswarar
• Amman / Thayar :Thavalavennagaiyal (devotees endearinglycall Her Thavalambigai and Thavalambal
• Thala Virutcham :Palm tree and Palai; Palai is not in existence now
• Theertham :Vasishta theertham, Indira theertham and Yama theertham. 
• Old year : 1000-2000 years old
  
• Historical Name : Tirupalaithurai
• Location : Papanasam,Thanjavur,Tamil Nadu.

History:

• It is considered as one of 275 Paadal Petral Stalams.
• 400year old Circular cum Conical Granary can store 3000 Kalams of Grain.
• One of the 17 Devaram Praised Temples to be named after a Tree.
• One of the 21 sacred ‘Thurai’ sthalams.
• Palaivana Nathar provides darshan in Tiger’s skin.
• Vashista installs Shiva lingam.
• Pandya King liberated from curse.
• Kalyana Kolam Temple.
• To test the severity of the penance the rishis who were seeking Mukthi, Lord Shiva and Parvathi took the form of Bikshandar and Mohini. Angered at finding them, the rishis created a Tiger from the Yagna and let go the fierce animal on them.
• It was here at Thiru Palithurai that Lord Shiva killed the Tiger and appeared before the rishis with the Tiger’s skin as his dress.
• Seeking the title of Brahmma Rishi, Vashista installed a Shiva Lingam and undertook severe penance. Pleased with his prayers, Shiva appeared before him and anointed him. He also directed Sculptor Vishwakarma to install a beautiful smiling idol of Ambal south of this Sannidhi.
• Another story goes that an arrogant Malaiathuvacha Pandya ignored the advice of kalava Rishi and was cursed to become a bear. The king’s wife invoked the blessings of Agastya Rishi who directed the bear to go the Chozha Kingdom and to the sacred Thiru Palaithurai. Once here, the bear was chased down by a hunter. 
• A fear struck bear jumped into the Cauvery south of the temple. Instantly, he was liberated from his curse and he regained his original form. Delighted at this, Malaiathuvacha Pandya built the Mandapa and initiated the Kalyana Utsavam at this temple. 

Itinerary

Day 1 - Thanjavur Sightseeing

Morning pick up from Theni. Proceed towards Thanjavur. Hotel Check in. Brahadeshwara Temple. Gangaikonda Cholapuram. Siva Ganga Garden. Vijayanagar Fort. Come back to Hotel. Overnight stay at Thanjavur.

Day 2 - Thanjavur Sightseeing

Morning Breakfast at Hotel. Bangaru Kamakshi Temple. Schwartz church. Swami Malai temple. Come back to Hotel. Overnight stay at Thanjavur.

Day 3 - Thanjavur Sightseeing

Morning Breakfast at Hotel. Check out from Hotel. To visit Sarasvati Mahal. Thanjavur Maratha Palace. Sri Palaivananathar Temple, Thiruppaalaitturai. Then proceed towards Theni. Finally drop at Theni.