Kashi Vishwanathar Temple, Nerur

Kashi Vishwanathar Temple is a Hindu Shiva temple located in Nerur village on the banks of the River Cauvery in Karur district, Tamil Nadu. Dedicated to Lord Shiva as Kashi Vishwanathar, it is closely associated with the nearby samadhi of saint Sadashiva Brahmendra. The temple features traditional South Indian architecture with a Shiva lingam sanctum and is a quiet pilgrimage site for devotees visiting Nerur.

Visitors can expect a small, traditional South Indian Shiva temple situated on the Cauvery riverbank in a quiet village setting. The complex includes the main sanctum with Shiva lingam, a Nandi statue, and simple gopuram architecture. The surroundings are calm and rural, with river views and proximity to the Sadashiva Brahmendra Samadhi. Visitors can have darshan, observe daily pujas, and explore the temple courtyard.

The temple is a traditional Shiva shrine on the Cauvery in Nerur, a village renowned as the place where 18th-century Advaita saint and composer Sadashiva Brahmendra attained samadhi. The temple's lingam and riverside location reflect long-standing Shaivite worship traditions in the Karur region, historically part of Chola and later Kongu Nadu cultural area.

Dedicated to Lord Shiva as Kashi Vishwanathar, the temple holds religious significance for Shaivite devotees who consider worship here auspicious, especially due to its Cauvery riverbank location. It is an active place of daily puja, Pradosham and Maha Shivaratri observances, and is visited together with the nearby Sadashiva Brahmendra Samadhi as part of Nerur pilgrimage.