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....

In our Middle Chola Temples (pp. 293-9), we have already dealt with the magnificent temple at Tiruppachchur, which is at a distance of 48 km. northwest of the city of Madras and about 6.50 km. north of Kadambattur railway station.

Pachchisvara temple

This temple continued to attract the attention of the Chola princes during the Later Chola period. We have mentioned that the Amman shrine adjoining the central shrine of Vachisvara could be attributed to Kulottunga I.

Naralokaviran’s son who was called ‘Surainayakan Madhava-rayan, son of Ponnambalakkuttan alias Porkoyil Tondaimanar of Manavil’ finds mention in a ninth year record of Vikrama Chola at Tiruppachchur (ARE 128 of 1929-30). His presents to the deity include a makaratorana (aureole) made of gqW and silver, together with a pearl parasol crowning it, an image of Gangadevi, a sacred thread of three strings in gold, and a gold plate set with hundreds of pearls and rubies, big and small, and diamonds, both cut and uncut, to represent the upper cloth (angavastram).

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