Allur, a hamlet on the southern banks of the river Cauvery is twelve kilometers from the city Thiruchirappalli, lying en-route of Thiruchirappalli-Karur highways. The village is credited with two Chola temples named Pasupathiswara and Panchanadeswara, the former inside the village and the latter at the entry point of the village adjacent to the NH 81. […]
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Neerpazhani is a hamlet in Kulattur taluk of Pudukkottai district, is credited with a Chola period Siva temple known in the name Valarmathi Iswaram. The temple lies in the outskirts of the village on its northern side in the midst of the paddy fields. It is a single prakara complex with main shrine in the […]
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PIDARI TEMPLE, NANGAVARAM
Andhavanallur, at present known as Andanallur is a small hamlet lies on the southern banks of the river Cauvery and about 14 kms from the city Thiruchirappalli. The village lies enroute of Tiruchirappali-Karur route in the NH 81. The village is renowned for its Chola temple dedicated to Lord Siva in the name Thiruvalanthurai Mahadevar, […]
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ALLŪR NAKKARKŌIL
Allur, a hamlet on the southern banks of the river Cauvery is twelve kilometers from the city Thiruchirappalli, lying en-route of Thiruchirappalli-Karur highways. The village is credited with two Chola temples named Pasupathiswara and Panchanadeswara, the former inside the village and the latter at the entry point of the village adjacent to the NH 81. […]
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SMALL IS ALWAYS CUTE!
The vimana of Vasugiswaramudaiyar at Visalur is one of my favourite vimana, a charming one, for me it’s a perfect blend of architecture in petite. Usually, vimana of presiding deity are of reasonable size or even colossal to accentuate its prime-ness in the complex. However, the vimana of Vasugiswaramudaiyar, though it is of the principal […]