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Papanasam

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Papanasam, India
Papanasam, India. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About Papanasam

Papanasam is near to Tirunelveli and Tenkasi at about 40 km, in Tamil Nadu, India. It is famous for a Sivan kovil (a type of temple) and the river Tamirabarani flows here.

Papanasam travel guide

Do

Walk in the hills. Bathe in the Thamirabarani River, which Hindus consider holy.

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 the British) Manimuthar Dam (built by former chief minister Kamarajar) Poovankurichi Servalar Dam Sorimuthianar kovil (famous for aadi amavasai; where lots of people visit) Vickramasingapuram (2 km)

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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