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Rajgopala Kulshekhara Alvar temple,...

Rajgopala Kulshekhara Alvar temple, Mannarkoyil, Tamil Nadu

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Ramanathan kovil complex, Pattisvar...

The Ramanathan kovil at Pattisvaram was built possibly by Rajendra Chola I in or slightly before his seventh year (1019 CE) to commemorate the death of his pious step-mother Panchavan Mahadevi. The single storeyed tower (ektala) and the half-hall (ardhmandapa) belong to this date. The linga inside the sanctum sanctorum (garbhagriha) is prismatic perhaps following the Pallava vogue. Reference: M.W. Meister and M.A. Dhaky, 1963, p.230

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Ramanathasvami complex, Tirurameswa...

The earliest inscription on the Ramanathasvami temple at Tirurameswaram is of the seventeenth year of Sundara Chola - 974 CE. A similar date for the temple is supported by fabric, style and by the typology of the image. Reference: M.W. Meister and M.A. Dhaky, 1963, p.181.

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Ramanathesvara temple, Esalam, Tami...

Ramanathesvara temple, Esalam, Tamil NaduThe Ramanathesvara temple at Esalam is a fine one storeyed superstructure (ektala vimana) with a square body, bhadra projections and with circular neck (griva), crowning cupola (sikhara) and metal finial (stupi). Stylistically this temple belongs to the period of Rajaraja I (985 – 1014 CE) though there aren't any contemporary inscriptions. References: M.W. Meister and M.A. Dhaky, 1963, p. 228.

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