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 Salukki
In the village of Salukki in the North Arcot district, there is an ancient Vishnu temple.
Vishnu temple
From an inscription found in this temple, we get to know that it was named originally as Sola-kerala vinnagaram. This title (Solakeralan) was assumed by Kulottunga III after his conquest of Karuvur. In the fourth year of Rajaraja III, one Puttulan Kaman Vaisravanan completed the temple by building the mandapa, the and the tiru-vasal (gateway) in stone and covered them with plates (ARE 477 of 1920).
This temple belongs to the reign of Kulottunga III and must have come into being after his Karuvur conquest. It is an otherwise non-dated temple.