PAPANASAM

Bidding them clothe themselves in black and wander in search of expiation to all the bathing-places of the earth, the wise added that in the place where their black clothes turned white, they would have their salvation. After many years they came to Papanasam and bathed in the river. Their clothes turned white; God appeared and granted them the blessing of ever-lasting happiness.

The chief deity of the temple is Papavinaseswarar.  There are several mandaparns, (halls) and choultries (resting houses) here. The place is a small village. The river runs from Rocky Mountains on big boulders.

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