Later Chola Temples
by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam | 1979 | 143,852 words
This volume of Chola Temples covers Kulottunga I to Rajendra III in the timeframe A.D. 1070-1280. 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 Mannur
Cholisvara temple
There are four inscriptions, on the south, west and north walls of this temple; one of them relates to Vira Ballaladeva, the Hoysala king (ARE 150 of 1908), two of them to a Tribhuvana-chakravartin Konerinmaikondan, whose identity is not known (ARE 151 and 152 of 1908), and the fourth one to Tribhuvana-chakravartin Konerinmaikondan Sundara Pandya deva (ARE 153 of 1908). From them we learn that the temple was called that of Virarajendra Solisvaram Udaiyar. This is obviously a reference to Rajendra III, who went under the name of Vira Rajendrasoia deva; Manur gets the alternate name of Vira Rajendrasolanallur in Vaigavur nadu.