| Panchavan Madeviyar Pallippadai Temple | |
| Country: | India |
| State: | Tamil Nadu |
| District: | Thanjavur |
| Location: | Patteeswaram village near Kumbakonam |
| Deity: | Lord Shiva |
Panchavan Madeviyar Pallippadai Temple (Panchavanmadeviswaram) is a Pallippadai temple located at Pazhayarai village near Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District, Tamilnadu, India. This Pallippadai temple was built by Rajendra Chola for his step mother Panchavan Madeviyar [1] [2]
Panchavan Madeviyar is one of the many wives of Rajaraja the Great. After her death, her step son, Rajendra Chola rested her ashes in a urn here (which the model can still seen above the lingam) & built a Shiva temple on top of it. This temple was at bad state till 1978 when the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department renovated the temple.