List of Solesvara temples

The Choleswarar temples were constructed by the Chola kings. Several of these temples are included in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Great Living Chola Temples.[1]

PlaceNameBuilt ByBuilt in honor ofYear BuiltMisc
AragalurCholesvara
SengalipuramNistulaambikaain Tiruvarur District
MannargudiCholeswararin Pattakara St, Mannargudi, Tiruvarur District. (Chitragupta having separate Sannithi)
TippirajapuramVikrama Choleswararnear Kumbakonam
Gangaikonda CholapuramGangaikonda-CholeswararRajendra Chola I
MallasamudramCholeswararMallasamudram
BhatkalCholeswarar
SangramanallurCholeswarar(Kolumam), UdumalaipettaiIndia
PeriyakottaiCholeswarar
NarttamalaiCholeswararVijayalaya
ThanjavurBrihadisvara TempleRajaraja Chola IIt was named as Rajarajesvaram/Peruvudaiyar kovil
ArrurArinjisvaraRajaraja Chola IArinjaya Cholanear Melpadi, Vellore tomb shrine for grandfather
TiruchirapalliVijaya CholeswaraVijayalaya Chola
BegurPanchalingeswarar(Panchalingas - Nageswara, Kaleswara, Naga- reswara, Karneswara and Choleswara.)
AranthangiRajendra CholeswaraRajendra Chola
SholinghurCholeswararNatural lingam
BhatkalCholeswaraKhetapayya Narayana, Joshi Shankarnarayana
KalandaiAdityesvaraAditya I
PonnamaravathiRajendracholisvaraPudukkottai District
TirappurCholeswaram UdaiyarPudukkottai District
MotupalleCholaAndhra Pradesh
TholudurMaduranthakaCuddalore district, Uththama Chola
KarnatakaCholachgudi old
SamathurChozheeswarar Alayam
Vellakovil Choleeswarar koil In Tiruppur district.
Kannapuram Vikram Choleeswarar koil Near Olappalayam, Vellakoil in Tiruppur district.

Chola Empire
சோழர் குலம்
300s BCE–1279
Chola's empire and influence at the height of its power (c. 1050)
Chola's empire and influence at the height of its power (c. 1050)
CapitalEarly Cholas: Poompuhar, Urayur,
Medieval Cholas: Pazhaiyaarai, Thanjavur
Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Common languagesTamil
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
 Established
300s BCE
 Disestablished
1279
Succeeded by
Pandyas
Hoysala

Other Shiva temples built by Chola:

Similar to Solesvara, there are number of temples in praise of the Pandiya kings and they are called Pandisvara.

References

  1. "Great Living Chola Temples". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Retrieved 24 November 2022.

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