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Temple info -3850. Bhoothalingaswamt Temple, Boothapandi, Kanyakumari. பூதலிங்கஸ்வாமி கோயில், பூதபாண்டி,கன்யாகுமரி

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 Temple info -3850 கோயில் தகவல்- 3850 Bhoothalingaswamy Temple, Boothapandi, Kanyakumari Bhoothalingaswamy Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at  Boothapandi , headquarters of  Thovalai Taluk  in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu.  Boothapandi  sits on the western bank of the river Pazhaiyar, at the foot of the hill known as Thadakaimalai, considered to be the abode of Thadagai in the  Ramayana . It forms a place of legendary importance. The presiding deity is called Bhoothalingaswamy. Mother is called as Sivagami Amman. The temple is located at the spot where Rama quelled Thadagai. The  Travancore  Manual says that Boothapandi is an ancient place founded by one of the  Pandya sovereigns  and vague traditions are preserved in the Keralopathi and  Kerala  Mahatmiyam wherein the Pandiya invasion of Kerala is referred in a mythical form. The temple was constructed by the King Pasum Pon Pandyan ...