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Karpaganatharkulam Karpaganathar Temple
கற்பகநாதர்குளம் கற்பகநாதர் கோயில்
Karpaganatharkulam (Kadikkulam), Tamil Nadu · 10.4200°, 79.5900°
Shiva as Karpaganathar (consort Balasundari)Undetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
One of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams glorified by Tirugnanasambandar; its main shivalinga is unusual for its hexagonal shape.
Sources
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined