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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
|name = Ganga Jadadisvarar Temple<br />
|district = [[Ariyalur District]]<br />
|creator = [[Cholas]]<br />
|inscriptions = Tamil<br />
|architecture = [[Dravidian architecture]]<br />
|tradition =<br />
|deity = [[Shiva]]<br />
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|location = [[Govindaputhur]]<br />
|state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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|country = [[India]]<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|11.030499|79.297731|display=inline, title}}<br />
|map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
|map_type = India#Tamil Nadu<br />
|caption =<br />
|alt =<br />
|image = Govindaputtur temple.jpg<br />
|website =<br />
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The '''Ganga Jadadisvarar Temple''' (also known as the '''Govindaputhur Gangajatatheeswarar Temple'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shaivam.org/temples-of-lord-shiva/lord-shiva-temples-of-ariyalur-district|title=Ariyalur District Temples|website=shaivam.org|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref>) is a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] temple located in the village of [[Govindaputhur|Govindaputtur]], [[Ariyalur District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. [[Appar|Saint Appar]] and [[Sambandar]] who lived during the period of Mahendravarma Pallava praised the deity of the temple in their Devaram hymns. The present temple building was built by [[Uttama Chola]] by his officer Ambalavan Paluvur Nakkan in 980 AD.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ariyalur.nic.in/tourism/places-of-interest/|title=Places of Interest {{!}} Ariyalur District, Government of Tamil Nadu {{!}} Land of Cements {{!}} India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref><br />
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==Vaippu Sthalam==<br />
It is one of the shrines of the [[Vaippu Sthalam]]s.<ref>பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009</ref><ref>[https://shaivam.org/hindu-hub/temples/place/353/govandhaputthur-gangajadeswarar-temple கோவந்த புத்தூர் - (கோவிந்தபுத்தூர்) Govandha Putthur - (Govindhaputthur) 5-71-3]</ref><br />
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== Location ==<br />
The Ganga Jadadisvarar Temple is located in the village of [[Govindaputhur|Govindaputtur]]. The village is located in the [[Ariyalur District]], [[Tamil Nadu]] in [[India]] and is located on the north bank of the [[Kollidam River]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* {{Portal-inline|Hinduism}}<br />
* {{Portal-inline|Religion}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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