Neelakantar-Neelivananathar Temple lies at Tiruppainneeli in
Tiruchirapalli District. Tiruppainneeli is 20 km from Tiruchirappalli, about 5 km from Bhikshandar Kovil. The presiding deity is
Lord Shiva in the form of Neelivananathar. This
Shivasthalam contains four prakarams, a 100 pillared hall and a Vinayaka Vasanta Mandapam. The shrines for Sorudaiya Eeswarar, Viswanathar and Yama are located in the third prakaram. The Sthala Vriksham is Vaazhai, in the second prakaram. There is a well in the temple known as Vishala
Teertham. The temple also holds a tank called the Deva Teertham. Inscriptions from the period of Rajendra
Cholan are found in the temple. The main festival is
Brahmotsavam celebrated in the Tamil month of Chittirai (mid April - mid May).
