Sri Kripapureesvarar Temple, is a Lord Shiva temple in Thiruvennainallur in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the padal petra sthalam and Lord Shiva here was worshipped by Sundarar .
The Ganesha statue here is a swayambu made of rock and is famously known as Poiyaapillayar.
Padal Petra Sthalam
This is one of the 276 temples mentioned in Devaram which are collections of songs of these temples by Thirunavukkarasar, Thirugnasambandar, Sundarar and Manickavasagar. These collection of songs composed by the great saints describe many of these temples, deities, history, legends, sthala vruksha, temple ponds and other details about the god and temple.