Palai-vana-nadhar at Paba-vinasam

 The temple features:

This temple is located in pabavinasam (the present name is pabanasam,) 10 kms in the north eastern direction from Kumbakonam.
The carpet area of the temple is,1,36 800 sqft and is built on the eastern side of the banks of the river Kudamuriti. It has a five-stage tower and two corridors.(Pragarams)
The deity is called Pavalai-nadhar and it is said that it is self incarnated in the east facing pose. This deity has another name called Ramalingar. The Lord's consort Devi Thavala venna-gaiyal has separate sanctum also in the east facing pose. The consort devi also has another name Parvadha-vardhini.

The temple tree is bilvam and the theerthams are called Palai-theertham, Vasistha theertham ,Indira theertham Imaiya theertham and Kaveri theertham.
There are eighteen stone inscriptions here giving details of the kshetram

The saint who sang hymns on the Lord:
Thiru-navukarasu

Legend:
After washing away the sin of killing Ravana in Rameswaram Sri Rama, Lakshmana, Sita and Hanuman together were walking along the eastern side. While they were travelling there a demon called Karadooshanan gave them trouble on the way. Hence Rama killed the demon . So to wash that sin Rama wished to establish a Siva temple there. For this purpose Rama sent Hanuman to Kasi to bring a Sivalingam.

Incidentally Sita took wet sand from river Kudamuriti and started to make sivalingams and finished 107 lingams. Rama got excited and emotionally  he started pooja to the linkams made by Sita even before Hanuman brought the lingam from Kasi.

At last hanuman came from kasi with a sivalingam but saw that pooja was already going on. Maruthi got upset and he did not know what to do. Finally he installed the lingam that he brought from kasi on southern side of all other lingams.

Hunuman could not control his anger and wished to throw away all the lingams made by Sita devi. So he tried to drag them out with his tail but his tail got cut and he was thrown out on the northern side of the pooja hall. (That place is named Hunaman-Nallore)

Anjaneya realized his mistake, became calm and went to Rama and Sita to beg their pardon. Rama forgave Hunuman and announced "any one wishing to have dharshan of the lingams made by Sita should have darshan of the lingam on the southern side which was brought from Kasi by Hanuman.Then only the kshetradanam will be fulfilled".

Sri Ramachandra moorthy estabished this kshetram and installed 108 lingams (icons) to wash away his sins.So this sthalam is a divine paragon. This place is called Papa-vinasam.

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