Early Chola Temples
by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam | 1960 | 105,501 words
This volume of Chola Temples covers Parantaka I to Rajaraja I in the timeframe A.D. 907-985. The Cholas of Southern India left a remarkable stamp in the history of Indian architecture and sculpture. Besides that, the Chola dynasty was a successful ruling dynasty even conquering overseas regions....
Temples in Tirumalpuram and Govindapadi (12th to 41st years)
Tirumalpuram
Tirumalpuram known as Tirumalperu in the past is about seven miles (11.26 km.) from Kanchi on the road to Arakonam. There is a Siva temple here called Manikanthesvaram. It had an inscription of the 37th year of Parantaka I (no. 298 of 1906) and another of the 14th year of Uttama Chola. The latter inscription is of great value as it gives Aditya I the title of man-Arrur-Tunjina TJdaiyar or Devar. This temple has undergone renovation and all its old features and the valuable inscriptions have been destroyed.
Govindapadi
The Vishnu temple called Ninrarulina-Perumal at Govindapadi, an eastern suburb of Tirumalpuram contained records of Parantaka I from his 12th to his 41st years. Parantaka I’s son Uttama Sili and two of his queens had made gifts to this deity. An idol of Manavalapperumal was set up here in the days of Uttama Chola. This Vishnu temple is no longer in existence. Only a few stone slabs and broken images round about mark the spot of an ancient venerated temple.