Middle Chola Temples: Rajaraja I to Kulottunga I (A.D. 985-1070)

adhishthanam Aditya alias Alvar Amman Amman shrine antarala ardhamandapa Ardhanari Bhairavar Bhikshatanar Brahma Brahmadesam bronze built called central shrine century A.D. Chandesvarar chaturvedimangalam Chola period Consort Dakshinamurti days of Rajaraja deity deva devakoshta devar Devaram district Durga Dvarapala Early Chola Early Chola Temples Ennayiram Ganapati Gangaikondasolapuram Gangaikondasolisvaram garbhagriha gift of land gopuram griva inscription Isvaram Kailasam kalams of paddy kalanjus kasus king Kulottunga Kundavai Later Chola Lingodbhavar Lord Mahadevar Mahadevi mahamandapa main shrine mandalam mandapa Middle Chola nadu Nataraja Nayanar niche Pallava Pandya Parantaka perpetual lamp Perumal temple pillars prakara queen Raja Rajadhiraja Rajakesarivarman Rajendra Chola refers regnal reign ruler Sambandar sculptures sikhara Siva Siva temple solid image south wall srivimana stone Subrahmanyar Sundara Sundarar Surya Tamil Tanjavur Tanjavur Rajarajesvaram temple Pl Tiru Tirumangalam Tiruvorriyur Udaiyar Uttama Chola valanadu Vengi village Vinnagar Vira Rajendra Vishnu Vishnu temple Vitankar wall of enclosure Western Chalukyas worship