St. Sebastian Church, Papanasam

Shrine of St. Sebastian is a church in the town of Papanasam in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It was constructed as a mud church in about 1870 by Fr. Abraham, the parish priest of Thiruvaiyaru. It was renovated by Abraham's successor Gabriel Playoust and consecrated on 20 January 1894. The church is known for the car festival during Easter. The church is a part of the diocese of Kumbakonam. It was bifurcated from the parish of Ayyampettai. Rev. Fr. Cyrian Kappen was the first parish priest. It started functioning as an independent parish from 1933 February 11 onwards.