Volume 7, Issue 4

The Architecture of Thirunallūr Kalyānasundharēswarar Attic (Māda) Temple in Thiruvarur District, Tamil Nadu

Author

P.PRAVEENKUMAR, Reg.No.36356/Ph.D.-K3/History/FT/ Confirm/April 2016/Dt: 06.03.2019 Ph.D. Research Scholar (Full Time), Post Graduate and Research Department of History, Thiru.Vi.Ka. Govt. Arts College, Thiruvarur-03. (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli-24) Dr. V.VIVEKANANDAM, Associate Professor & Research Adviser, Post Graduate and Research Department of History, Thiru.Vi.Ka. Govt. Arts College, Thiruvarur-03. (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli-24)

Abstract

Kōchengatcōḻan, the Cōḻa king who ruled Cōḻanādu after the Sangam era, constructed seventy Māda temples. These temples were distinct from other temples. Māda temples were built with the natural environment in mind and are located in the districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Nagapattinam, the prime terrain of Cōḻa Nadu.  Tirunallūr Kalyānasundarēsuvar Māda temple is located in the Thiruvarur district, 2 kilometres from Valangaiman on the Kumbakonam Thanjavur Road. The Māda temple is the 20th Saivite temple dedicated to Dēvaram on the south bank of the Kavēri. This temple’s architecture and sculpture are unique in the region. As a result, the goal of this article is to highlight the architecture and sculpture features of this Māda temple.

Keywords: Hindu temple, Thirunallūr, Māda temple, Architecture, Sculpture.

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