Thirupachur (Thirupasur), a village near Thiruvallur, is home to the Vachishwarar temple, one of the Padal Petra Sthalams or ...

A large number of Chola period artifacts have been unearthed ... a few pieces resembling the 'Suthai' structures used in the temple gopuram were also found. Bricks of many shapes were also found.

Vikrama Chola’s father Kulotunga had made contributions to the temple for the singing of ... whether it could be saved at all. The main gopuram and the gopuram in the second prahara and ...

There is a small gopuram over the main entrance in the north. A few inscriptions have been discovered in the Anekatangavadeeshwarar temple, of which two belong to the Chola times. The earliest ...

but the funds are inadequate to restore the outer wall and the gopuram. The importance of the temple is explained by inscriptions dating back to Parantaka Chola (907-953 CE) and it has been ...

Calling the gopuram one of the classic examples of the Chola style of architecture, Prf. Rangaraju said, “Many carvings on the gopuram are made from granite, and are similar to the ones found in ...

The Airavatesvara temple at Darasuram was built by the great Chola king Rajaraja II ... visible from outside the gate too. The smaller gopuram that forms the entryway show pillars in a ...

The temple’s gopuram, once richly carved with fine sculptures ... “These structures are rare examples of Pallava, Chola and Vijayanagara architectural styles. The neglect they are facing ...