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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Kaichineswarar Temple, Kaichinam
கச்சனம் கைச்சின்னேசுவரர் கோயில்
Kaichinam (Katchanam), Tamil Nadu · 10.6245°, 79.6677°
Shiva as Kaichineswarar, with Parvati as Palvalai NayakiUndetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
by 7th c. (Tevaram era)
Undetermined
History & significance
A village Shiva shrine of the Tiruvarur district counted among the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams, glorified in the early medieval Tevaram hymns of Sambandar.