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 Tinnakkonam
Pasupatisvara temple
Tinnakkonam is in the Musiri taluk of Tiruchy district. There is an early Chola temple called Pasupatis-varam, which has three inscriptions of Parantaka I and the Lord is called in them Tirumadattukkunnanar at Tirunerkunram. One of his 24th regnal year relates to an endowment for feeding a person in the temple (A.R. no. 249 of 1932-33), and the other two (A.R. no. 250 of 1932-33,14th year and A.R. no. 255 of 1932-33, 37th year) are gifts for lamps.
There is also an inscription of the 48th year of the later Chola king Kulottunga I (A.R. no. 252 of 1932-33). It also relates to a gift for a lamp.