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High medieval · Hindu · India
Thirumeignanam Gnanaparameswarar Temple
Thirumeignanam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.8745°, 79.4738°
Shiva (Gnanaparameswarar), with GnanambikaiUndetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Shaiva temple at Thirumeignanam in Thanjavur district, also known as Tirunallur Mayaanam, whose deity Gnanaparameswarar is praised in a hymn of Tirugnanasambandar.