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 Tirmorriyur (Adhipuri) (20th year)

The Mahadeva Bhattarar temple at Tiruvorriyur seems to be a temple of the Pallava times. There are inscriptions of Nandivarman III and of Aparajita.

Tiruvorriyur appears to have been annexed to the Chola empire only in the days of Parantaka I and it seems also to have been the effective northern limit of his empire. Though there is mention of an attempt at the conquest of Sitpuli (Madanapalli region) and Nellore, they seem to have reverted to their independence soon after. There are Parantaka I’s inscriptions (from his 20th to his 35th years in this temple) but they are inscribed on pillars or slabs built into the pavement. Further, we have an inscription of Rajendral in whose time, the vimana of Devesa at Adhipuri was rebuilt of fine black stone as a tri-tala temple. The present structure is that of the time of Rajendra I.

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