Site Name: Tirurameswaram
Date: ca 951-975 CE
Subject: Vimana, east wall, Lingodbhava image in niche
CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
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.