Panankatteesar Temple is just 3 km away from
Mundiyambakkam at Puravaar Panankaattur in
Viluppuram District. It is one of the 275
Shivasthalams in
Tamil Nadu. The temple gopuram has a height of 60 feet. The specialty of the temple is that the sun’s rays fall on
Shiva's sanctum and then upon
Parvati's sanctum for a period of seven days from the 1st of the Tamil year. Inscriptions from
Chola period are found in the temple including the image of Bhikshantakar. The Sthala Vriksham is Panai Maram (Palm Tree) and the
teertham is Padma Teertham.
