Gadilam River

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| name = Gadilam River

| other_name = Kedilam River

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| image_caption = Gadilam River near Tirupadripulyur - December 2021

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The Gadilam River (sometimes pronounced Kedilam) flows through the Cuddalore and Viluppuram districts of Tamil Nadu.{{cite journal |last1=Prasanna |first1=M. V. |last2=Chidambaram |first2=S. |last3=Pethaperumal |first3=S. |last4=Srinivasamoorthy |first4=K. |last5=Peter |first5=A. John |last6=Anandhan |first6=P. |last7=Vasanthavigar |first7=M. |title=Integrated geophysical and chemical study in the lower subbasin of Gadilam River, Tamilnadu, India |journal=Environmental Geosciences |date=1 December 2008 |volume=15 |issue=4 |pages=145–152 |doi=10.1306/eg.11080707015 |url=https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/eg/article-abstract/15/4/145/138081/Integrated-geophysical-and-chemical-study-in-the?redirectedFrom=fulltext |access-date=8 January 2020 |language=en |issn=1075-9565|url-access=subscription }}

It has a small water flow, drainage area and sand deposit and is generally flooded during the monsoon season and raises the water table and feed tanks on its basin. Few famous temples like Thiruvathigai Veerataneshwar temple and Thiruvanthipuram Thevanathan perumal temple are located in its banks. It is also mentioned in the Medieval Bhakti literatures like Thevaram. The ruins of Fort St. David is located at the mouth of the river.{{cite news |last1=Prasad |first1=S. |title=Fort St. David, once crown jewel of Coromandel, now in ruins |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/fort-st-david-once-crown-jewel-of-coromandel-now-in-ruins/article29356788.ece |access-date=8 January 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=7 September 2019 |language=en-IN}}

The Gadilam River flows from Maiyanoor near Kattu_Sellur alias Gedilam and Thirunavalur through the town of Cuddalore and separates the Old Town from Thirupadiripuliyur.{{cite news |last1=Madhavan |first1=Chithra |title=Thiruppadripulliyur temple: Where Garuda is worshipped with nine serpents |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/jan/24/a-temple-where-garuda-is-worshipped-with-nine-serpents-1929211.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205014616/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/jan/24/a-temple-where-garuda-is-worshipped-with-nine-serpents-1929211.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 February 2019 |access-date=8 January 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |date=24 January 2019}}