Padavedu is about 35 kms from Vellore and the temple can also be accessed through a 7 km road near Sandhaivaasal from Tiruvannamalai. The Lingam in this Sthalam is called Somanathalingam.
Sthala Puranam:
Lord Parasurama (one of the Dasavathars of Vishnu) obeyed His father - Rishi Jamadagni’s command and severed the head of his mother Renuka Devi. In the course of killing His mother, Lord Parasurama happened to sever the head of a washerwoman too.
When granted a boon by Rishi Jamadagni, Lord Parasurama asked for His mother to be returned to life. The Rishi asked Lord Parasurama to join the severed head with the body. However, the head of His mother was joined with the body of the washerwoman and the head of the washerwoman with the body of His mother. The severed head of Renuka Devi with the body of the washerwoman is worshipped in Padavedu as Renukambal. The body of Renuka Devi with the head of the washerwoman is worshipped in Periyapalayam as Periyapalayathamman.
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