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Later Chola Temples [...] Temples in Tirusattimuttam (Rajarajapuram)
Update, 27 November, 2020: (Also see Temples in Pattisvaram (Palayarai-Malapadi)) These two centres ar... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Sikhara
Update, 24 September, 2019: Temples are classified from different points of view. According to the size... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Parantaka I
Update, 04 November, 2018: The Brahmapurisvara temple at Pullamangai, the Tiru-Alandurai Mahadevar tem... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Part II, Bronzes
Update, 04 November, 2018: Introduction In ancient India, metallic images were made of gold, silver, c... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Panels of Miniature-Sculptures
Update, 04 November, 2018: Over the Vyala-mala and beneath the pillars and pilasters of the demkoshtas... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Bronze, group 2: Age of Aditya I (a.d. 871-907)
Update, 04 November, 2018: We shall next consider a group of bronzes which could be attributed to the ... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Ashta Parivara Devatas
Update, 04 November, 2018: All early Chola temples have only one prakara enclosed by a madil, wall of ... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Bronze, group 4: Post-Parantaka I (a.d. 950-985)
Update, 04 November, 2018: After Parantaka I, the main-spring of artistic activity is Sembiyan Mahadev... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] The Cholas
Update, 04 November, 2018: The fine tradition in temple-building established by the Pallavas was carri... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Chapter XII
Update, 04 November, 2018: On the question of style, there is a lot of erroneous views. Burgess, Fergu... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Muktesvaram
Update, 04 November, 2018: The Muktesvaram, also at Kanchi, otherwise called Dharma Mahadevi Isvaram, ... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Garbhagriha
Update, 04 November, 2018: The garbhagriha is the innermost, and the most sacred, part of the temple w... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Virattanesvaram
Update, 04 November, 2018: The Virattanesvara temple at Tiruttani is almost the last of the Pallava te... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Devakoshta
Update, 04 November, 2018: According to Mayamatam, in the mula-tala of the vimana, the deities to be i... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Torana
Update, 04 November, 2018: The Torana is a decorative element over the gateway or the devakoshta. The ... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Vimana and Vimana-devatas
Update, 04 November, 2018: The term vimana has been variously defined. One of the inscriptions of Raja... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Temples in Erumbur (28th year)
Update, 04 November, 2018: Erumbur lies 14 miles (22.5 km.) from Chidambaram on the road to Vriddhacha... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Temples in Tiruppappuliyur (Cuddalore N.T.)
Update, 04 November, 2018: Tiruppappuliyur (Tiruppadirippuliyur) is said to be the southern Pataliputr... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] *Three phases of Early Chola Style?*
Update, 04 November, 2018: Douglas Barrett in his book ‘Early Cola Bronzes’ has postulated three phase... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Temples in Tirunamanallur (or Tirunavalur) (28th year)
Update, 04 November, 2018: This village is on the northern bank of the Gadilam half a mile (0.80 km.) ... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Temples in Siyamangalam
Update, 04 November, 2018: Siyamangalam is in the Vandavasi (Wandiwash) taluk of the North Arcot distr... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Temples in Erumbur, Tirunaamnallur and Gramam
Update, 04 November, 2018: Barrett quotes inscriptions on the walls of these temples, some of them ear... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Temples in Tondamanad (34th year)
Update, 04 November, 2018: Tondamanad lies about six miles (9.66 km.) north west of Kalahasti. This pl... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Temples in Tiruppugalur
Update, 04 November, 2018: Agnisvara (or Konappiran) temple This place lies four miles east of the Nan... »»

Early Chola Temples [...] Temples in Tiruvaduturai (3rd to 25th year)
Update, 04 November, 2018: It is contended that the temple at Tiruvaduturai ushers in the second phase... »»