Papanasam
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Papanasam
| Papanasam(Thanjavur) | |
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| Coordinates | 10°56′00″N 79°17′00″E / 10.9333°N 79.2833°ECoordinates: 10°56′00″N 79°17′00″E / 10.9333°N 79.2833°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District(s) | Thanjavur |
| Population | 16,397 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 22 metres (72 ft) |
Papanasam (Thanjavur) (Tamil: பாபநாசம், literally "Destruction of Sins") is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is 25 km from Tanjore and 15 km from Kumbakonam. There are 3 rivers named Cauvery, Thirumalairajan and KudaMurutti.
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Geography
Papanasam is a taluk and panchayat town of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, located at10°56′00″N 79°17′00″E / 10.9333°N 79.2833°E. Papanasam (south) is located at 8°42′N 77°23′E / 8.7°N 77.38°E. It has an average elevation of 106 metres (347 ft).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Papanasam had a population of 16,397. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Papanasam has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 70%. In Papanasam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
History
There are two temples; The Pallaivanatha Swamy temple constructed by the Chola King and the other is the 108 Sivalayam temples. There is also a Granary (storehouse of paddy) which measure 86 feet (26 m) in width and has a height of 36 feet (11 m) with a capacity of 3,000 kalam. The Nayaks between 1600–1634 constructed it. The State Archaeological Department declared it a monument.
Education
Schools
- S.I(B.M.S)Higher Secondary School, Valuthoor.
- S.I(B.M.S)Nur Pri School,Valuthoor.
- Alif Matriculation School, Valuthoor.
- Saraswathi Ammaal Elementary School, Valuthoor.
- Al-Mubeen Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Ayyampet.
- Star-Lions Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Ayyampet.
- Pattukottai Alagiri Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
- Mani Matriculation Hr Sec School.
- The High School Umayalpuram.
- Panchayat Union Primary School.
- St.Mary's Higher Secondary School.
- Govt.Girls Higher Secondary School.
- RC High School.
- St.Bastins Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
- Christ The King Nursery Primary School, Thirupalathurai.
- Tansri Ubaidulla Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Rajagiri.
- Kasmiya Higher Secondary School, Rajagiri.
- RDB National Matriculation School. Rajagiri.
- Crescent Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Pandaravadai.
- Soofi Nagar elementary school, Pandaravadai.
- Sakesphere Nur Pri School.
- RDB Matriculation School.
- Andrews Matriculation School
- Jack And Jill Matric School.
- Johnson Furniture Railway Papanasam.
- Taekwondo Training Club papanasam.
College
- RDB College of Arts and Science www.rdbcollege.com
Railway station
The station is between Thanjavur and Kumbakonam where all passenger trains stop.
Holy places in Papanasam
108 Shivalayam
According to legends, this temple was built by Lord Rama and the 108 sivalingams were installed by him. Even though Ravana was a demon, he was a great Shiva Bhakta. By killing him, Lord Rama had got Dosha. To ward off this Dosha, he installed the 108 lingas. It is believed that worshipping Lord Shiva in this temple would remove all sins.
There is a separate huge Linga called Hanumantha Linga which is believed to have been installed by Lord Hanuman. The 106 lingas are arranged in three rows.
Paalaivananathar Temple
- Shiva: Paalaivananathar.
- Ambal: Dhavala Vennakaimangai
This is a Shivastalam situated at Thirupalaithurai in Papanasam and is considered to be the 19th in the series of Thevara Sthalams in the Chola kingdom located south of the river Kaveri.
The Thirupalaithurai temple with 2 prakarams(closed precincts of a temple) occupies an area of 3 acres (12,000 m2), and its entrance is crowned with a 5 tiered Rajagopuram. Inscriptions from the Chola and Vijayanagar periods are seen in this temple. Here Lord Shiva is also known as Paalaivananathar.
There is a granary (store house of paddy) of breadth: 86 feet (26 m), height: 36 feet (11 m) capacity of 3,000 Kalam (measure) constructed by Nayaks in 1600–1634.
The Sebastian Church
For more information : http://www.dioceseofkumbakonam.org/St.semastainshrine.php
History - St. Sebastian Shrine - Papanasam
The Shrine Church of St.Sebastian is situated at the distance of 15 kms to the South-West of Kumbakonam in the town of Papanasam itself. It had a humble origin more than 100 years back. Rev. Fr. Abraham MEP, the Parish Priest of Thiruvaiyaru to which belonged Papanasam, put up a small mud-wall Church probably in 1870 at the very place where stands now the magnificent Shrine Church. According to the oral tradition that prevails among a section of the people of Papanasam, the kovil pillai (similar to a Cathechist) of the Church was propagating the devotion of St.Sebastian in his own way.
Rev. Fr. Gabriel Playoust who succeeded Fr. Abraham at Thiruvaiyaru, planned for a big Church, a solid one and he realised it in 1893. It was blessed on Jan.20 1894. The very first festival of St. Sebastian was celebrated on Tuesday of the Easter-Week with a car-procession. In the following year the car-procession was taken out in a longer route, going through brahmin street. The brahmins objected to it and didn't allow the procession to proceed farther. Mr. Thambusamy Mudhaliar, the Mayor of Kumbakonam town intervened and the procession went on peacefully.
Formation Of Parish
From then onwards the Shrine Church of St. Sebastian was known to many in different localities and towns of Tamil Nadu. People of all creeds and caste vow to the Saint in times of pestilence, chicken-pox, evil-possessions, witchcraft, etc. and obtain his favours. Arch-bishop Gandhi of Pondicherry had visited the Shrine in Dec. 1895 and had administered first communions and confirmations.
A great concours of pilgrims visit the Shrine during the festival days. The Shrine is now known not only in Tamil Nadu, but even in other states like Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra etc
The Parish runs a middle School both for boys and girls and a Tailoring Institute for the girls. And the Servite Sisters from Tiruchi are managing an English Medium School
HOLY Festival
Here the holy festival (Matha-Kovil Thiruvizha) takes place for three days every year after Easter Sunday. It is a celebrated by all the people in the town and many from far outstations come. The church has St. Sebastian's bones under it, taken from Rome.
Holy places around Papanasam
- Kabisthalam – Gajendra Varadan Temple - 4 km from Papanasam, on the Papanasam – Thiruvaiyaru Road.
- Nalloor – Kalyana Sundareswarar Temple - 4 km from Papanasam, on the Papanasam-Kumbakonam Road via Vazhapazhakadai.
- Thiruvalanchuzhi – Karpaga Natheswarar Temple - 7 km from Papanasam, on the Papanasam-Kumbakonam Road .
- Thirukkarugavoor – Karparatchambigai Temple - 7 km from Papanasam, on the Papanasam-Saliyamangalam Road.
- Swamimalai – Swaminatha Swami (one of the six houses of Lord.Muruga) - 8 km from Papanasam, on the Papanasam-Kumbakonam Road via Thiruvalanchuzhi.
- Avoor – Pasupatheeswarar Temple - 8 km from Papanasam, on the Papanasam-Kumbakonam Road via Patteeswaram.
- Thiruvaigavoor – Vilvavaneswarar Temple - 8 km from Papanasam- mini buses every half hour.
- Patteeswaram – Dhenupureeswarar Temple - 10 km from Papanasam, on the Papanasam-Kumbakonam Road via Avoor.
- Soundhara Raja Perumal Kovil – Sundaraperumalkovil ta:சுந்தரபெருமாள் கோவில் - 4 km from Papanasam – town buses and private buses available.
- Valangaiman- Mariamman Temple - 10 km from Papanasam, on the Papanasam-Kumbakonam Road via Nalloor.
- Darasuram – Airavadeswarar Temple - 12 km from Papanasam, on the Papanasam-Kumbakonam Road.
- Karupoor – Akillandasweery Temple - 2 km from Papanasam, on the Kabisthalam-Thiruvaiyaru Road (near Sarukkai village).
- Thanjavur- Bragatheeswarar Temple- The Big Temple- 36 km from Papanasam.
- Thiruppalaithurai- Uthrapathieswarar Temple — one kilometre from Papanasam.
Gallery
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The Granary of Paalaivananathar Temple
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The temple tower of Palaivananathar
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The temple tower of Palaivananathar
Notable residents
- Composer, Sivan was also known as Tamil Thyagayya. Using a classical South Indian base, Sivan created numerous hits popularised by M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and MS Subbulakshmi.
- U.V.Swaminatha Iyer, a great Tamil scholar and researcher, who brought many classical Tamil literature works to light hailed from Uthamadhanapuram, a village near Papanasam.
- The Late Thiru.G.K. Moopanar, Senior leader of Indian National Congress, parliamentarian, philanthropist, patron of art and music.
- Sri Sri Ravishankar – A divine leader who is famous for conducting 'Art of Living' courses all over the world.
Politics
Papanasam assembly constituency is part of Mayiladuturai (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
References
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
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