This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2022) |
The Choleswarar temples were constructed by the Chola kings. Several of these temples are included in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Great Living Chola Temples.[1]
Place | Name | Built By | Built in honor of | Year Built | Misc |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aragalur | Cholesvara | ||||
Sengalipuram | Nistulaambikaa | in Tiruvarur District | |||
Mannargudi | Choleswarar | in Pattakara St, Mannargudi, Tiruvarur District. (Chitragupta having separate Sannithi) | |||
Tippirajapuram | Vikrama Choleswarar | near Kumbakonam | |||
Gangaikonda Cholapuram | Gangaikonda-Choleswarar | Rajendra Chola I | |||
Mallasamudram | Choleswarar | Mallasamudram | |||
Bhatkal | Choleswarar | ||||
Sangramanallur | Choleswarar | (Kolumam), UdumalaipettaiIndia | |||
Periyakottai | Choleswarar | ||||
Narttamalai | Choleswarar | Vijayalaya | |||
Thanjavur | Brihadisvara Temple | Rajaraja Chola I | It was named as Rajarajesvaram/Peruvudaiyar kovil | ||
Arrur | Arinjisvara | Rajaraja Chola I | Arinjaya Chola | near Melpadi, Vellore tomb shrine for grandfather | |
Tiruchirapalli | Vijaya Choleswara | Vijayalaya Chola | |||
Begur | Panchalingeswarar | (Panchalingas - Nageswara, Kaleswara, Naga- reswara, Karneswara and Choleswara.) | |||
Aranthangi | Rajendra Choleswara | Rajendra Chola | |||
Sholinghur | Choleswarar | Natural lingam | |||
Bhatkal | Choleswara | Khetapayya Narayana, Joshi Shankarnarayana | |||
Kalandai | Adityesvara | Aditya I | |||
Ponnamaravathi | Rajendracholisvara | Pudukkottai District | |||
Tirappur | Choleswaram Udaiyar | Pudukkottai District | |||
Motupalle | Chola | Andhra Pradesh | |||
Tholudur | Maduranthaka | Cuddalore district, Uththama Chola | |||
Karnataka | Cholachgudi old | ||||
Samathur | Chozheeswarar Alayam | ||||
Vellakovil | Choleeswarar koil | In Tiruppur district. | |||
Kannapuram | Vikram Choleeswarar koil | Near Olappalayam, Vellakoil in Tiruppur district. |
Other Shiva temples built by Chola:
- Sundaresvara temple at Tirukattalai (Aditya I)
- Komganatha temple at Srinivasanallur (Parantaka I)
- Airavateswara temple at Darasuram (Rajaraja Chola II)
- Kamaparharesvara temple at Tirubuvanam (Kulothunga Chola III)
- Choleeswaram temple at Kantalai (Raja Raja Chola I)
Similar to Solesvara, there are number of temples in praise of the Pandiya kings and they are called Pandisvara.
References
edit- ^ "Great Living Chola Temples". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Retrieved 24 November 2022.