Palaivananathar temple tower

Papanasam is near to Tirunelveli and Tenkasi at about 40 km, in Tamil Nadu, India. This place is famous for a Sivan kovil and the river Tamirabarani flows here.

Do

• Have a walk in the hills.
• Bathe in the Thamirabarani River, which Hindus consider holy.
• Visit the temple.

Go next

Nearby places are:

• Agasthiar Falls (water flows throughout the year. About 40 km from Kutralam)
• Ambasamudram (10 km)
• Gadananathi River Dam (18 km via: Poovankurichi & Sivasailam)
• Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR)
• Kallidaikurichi (12 km)
• Karayar Dam (built by British)
• Manimuthar Dam (built by Ex.Chief minister-Kamarajar)
• Servalar Dam
• Sorimuthianar kovil (famous for aadi amavasai; where lots of people visit)
• Vickramasingapuram (2 km)

Article Geo different to Wikidata
Wikivoyage: Latitude 10.9333, Longitude 79.2833 (Map, Geohack)
Wikidata: Latitude 8.712000, Longitude 77.393000 (Map, Geohack)
Difference: 322.7km