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High medieval · Hindu · India
Gnanapureeswarar Temple
திருஇடைச்சுரம்
Tiruvadisoolam (Tiruvidaichuram), Tamil Nadu · 12.6985°, 80.0304°
Shiva (Gnanapureeswarar)Undetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Shiva temple in Tiruvadishoolam village near Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the Paadal Petra Sthalams and remains a local centre of worship in the Chengalpattu district.