Tiruchutrumaligai (Cloister)

There is a cloister with base around the central and the subsidiary shrines with a sacred wall of enclosure surrounding it on all sides. A record^[1] belongs to Chola Rajadhiraja II issued in his 11^th regnal year (A.D.1173) found on the northern side of Mahamandapa of the Adavalleswarar shrine stats that one Senkeni Ammiappan Sri Pallavandinan Rajanarayana Sambuvarayan a feudatory of the Cholas in the name of Chola Rajdhiraja II built the Ethirilikanarayan Thirumaligai the present Madavarayan mandapa and the Thiruchutrumaligai^[2] of the Udayar Adavallanayanar temple. Besides the expression Thirupani^[3] clearly reveals the fact that the temple had under gone a renovation work by Rajanarayana Sambuvarayas in the name of Rajadhiraja II. The record also states the Primal deity in the name of Udaiyar Adavallanayanar for the first time. These expression states that from the time of Rajadhiraja II^[4] in his 11^th regnal year (A.D.1173) the temple is known in the present name Adavalleswarar temple. Moreover it reveals the Tiruchutrumaligai was built during the 12^th century AD.

The record also states the Primal deity in the name of Udaiyar Adavallanayanar for the first time. These expression states that from the time of Rajadhiraja II in his 11^th regnal year (A.D.1173) the temple is known in the present name Adavalleswarar temple. The inner side of the first prakara, surrounding the shrines of Vinayaka, in the south Arumughan and Kailasanathar in the west, Iswari and Vishwanathan in Linga form in the Natarajan sabha and Palliarai in the north-west. The pillars of the cloister have round cross section and bear heavy bevel shape and ten on like corbel on the top. In the cloistered hall the north side has Thirumanjana Kinanaru (well) and sthala Virutcham Vanni tree. In the eastern side there is a sculpture namely Chandikeswarar. This pillared cloister around the entire main shrine seems to be of 11^thcentury A.D.