Padanilam Parabrahma Temple, Hindu temple in Padanilam, Kerala, India.

Padanilam Parabrahma Temple is a Hindu sanctuary without protective walls or roofs, with a stone OM symbol sheltered only by natural tree canopy. The open structure allows visitors to experience the site fully while maintaining direct contact with the surrounding nature.

The temple is believed to be swayambhu, and how worship began there is unknown. After Kayamkulam Raja withdrew his troops about four centuries ago, the chieftains of Nooranad split into south and north factions and fought, with twenty-two karakal backing each side. Pazhoor Panamana Thampuran fasted unto death in a tent east of the temple until the parties, fearing the Brahmanasaapam, stopped and fixed a north-south boundary in the name of Parabrahma.

Sivarathri is the temple's main festival, when giant bull effigies called kettukala are pulled to the temple from 15 territories (kara); some stand over 50 feet tall. Kaavadiyattam for Lord Subrahmanyan is held in the morning, and the kettulsavam effigies arrive around 4 p.m., with rituals ending at midnight. Many in Nooranad make the effigies, and the state has a proposal to recognise the village as Nandikesha Paithruka Gramam.

The temple has no opening or closing rituals, so there are no fixed hours to plan around. Buses from Kayamkulam, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta, Konni, Mavelikkara, Oachira and Karunagapally stop at Padanilam. During the first twelve days of Vrischikam, huts are built in the compound for devotees staying to do bhajan.

During the pilgrimage season to Sabarimala Temple, this sanctuary serves as a rest stop for devotees traveling to Pamba via direct bus routes. Its location makes it a natural waypoint on one of South India's major spiritual journeys.