title: Pandasozhanallur
text: # Pandasozhanallur
  
  Pandasozhanallur is a panchayat village in Nettapakkam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is also a revenue village under Nettapakkam firka. Pandasozhanallur is also known as PS Nallur.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Pandasozhanallur is bordered by Nettapakkam in the west, Kalmandapam in the north, Mitta Mandagapattu village(Tamil Nadu) in the east and Malattar in the south
  
  ## History
  
  According to inscriptions in the Malligajuneswarar temple here, the village must have been as Thirumudavanpalli during the days of Kulothunga - I (11th century), named after Thirumudavan, probably a chieftain in whose honour the Palli was built. The name of this Palli may have been ascribed to the village in due course. Since 12th Century the village is said to have been called Pandithasolanllur, after Rajaraja II who was otherwise known as Rajapandithan, erudite as he was both in Tamil and Sanskrit. The name Pandithasolanallur in due course changed into Pandasozhanur. Now it is called Pandasozhanallur.
  
  This village is historical place
  
  ## Transport
  
  Pandasozhanallur is located at 2 km. from Nettapakkam on Frontier State Highway (RC-21). Pandasozhanallur can be reached directly by any bus running between Pondicherry and Karaiyamputhur running via Nettapakkam. Alternatively One can reach Nettapakkam by Pondicherry to Maducarai Bus and then took other means to reach Pandasozhanallur.
  
  ## Road Network
  
  Pandasozhanallur is connected to Pondicherry by Frontier State Highway (RC-21). Pandasozhanallur is also connected by Kalmandapam-Pandasozhanallur road.
  
  ## Tourism
  
  ### Malligarjunar Temple
  
  Malligarjunar Temple is one of the ancient temple in Puducherry. It belongs to Chozha period.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Malligarjunar Temple, Pandasozhanallur
  * Uzhavagam, Pandasozhanallur
  
  ## Politics
  
  Pandasozhanallur is a part of Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency) which comes under Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)
  
  