Kadambavanesvara temple, Erumbur, Tamil NaduThe Kadambavanesvara temple at Erumbur is a rather small structure that can be definitely dated. The presiding deity of the temple is called Perumanadigal of Urumur Siru Tirukkoyil (Erumbur in the early Chola period was known as Urumur) and in later times as Kadambavanesvaram. The temple is datable by inscriptions of Parantaka I (907 - 954 CE) and was converted to stone in Parantaka I’s twenty-eighth regnal year (935 CE) by Kunvan Aparajitan with permission from the king. The temple does not reflect the same achievements as the Brahmapurisvara and Nagesvarasvami. As in the case of most Early Chola Temples, the central shrine of the original stone-temple was made up of only two parts, the sanctum and the front half hall (ardhamandapa). The present dome-shaped cupola (sikhara) over the sanctum is a later structure of brick. There are eight subsidiary shrines around the main shrine for the eight parivara-devatas. The main interest of this simple temple lies in the three images of the superstructure (vimana) that are of fine quality and metropolitan style. References: M.W. Meister and M.A. Dhaky, 1963, p. 172, S.R. Balasubrahmanyam, 1971, pp. 67-70, D. Barrett, 1973, pp. 75-76.