Region

Chola Nadu சோழ நாடு

The Kāvēri delta, the imperial Chōḷa country — Thanjāvūr, Gangaikoṇḍa Chōḷapuram, Dārāsuram — where the southern temple reached its fullest statement.

30 temples

028 Vaidyanatha Swamy Temple Vaitheeswaran Koil · Śiva as Vaidyanātha (liṅga) → 029 Navagraha Kumbakonam · Navagraha (the nine planetary deities) → 030 Sarasvati Temple Koothanur · Sarasvatī (Devī) → 031 Mahalingeswarar Temple Thiruvidaimarudur · Mahāliṅgeśvara (Śiva) → 032 Swaminathaswami Temple Swamimalai · Swaminātha (Murugan) → 033 Bangaru Kamakshi Amman Temple Thanjavur · Kāmākṣī Amman (Devī) → 034 Mariamman Temple Punnainallur · Māriamman (Devī) → 035 Rajagopalaswamy Temple Mannargudi · Rājagopāla (Kṛṣṇa, a form of Viṣṇu) → 036 Nataraja Temple Chidambaram · Śiva as Naṭarāja → 037 Bhuvaraha Swami Temple Srimushnam · Bhūvarāha (Viṣṇu) → 038 Ranganathaswamy Temple Srirangam · Viṣṇu (Raṅganātha, Aḻagiya Maṇavāḷan) → 039 Jambukeswara Temple Thiruvanaikaval · Śiva as Jambukēśvara (Appu, the water element) → 040 Brihadeeswara Temple Thanjavur · Śiva (liṅga) → 041 Rajagoplaswami Temple Thanjavur · Rājagōpāla (Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu); now Sudharśana in the main shrine → 042 Brihadeeswara Temple Gangaikonda Cholapuram · Śiva as Bṛhadīśvara (Bṛhan Eśvara, lord of the whole world) → 043 Bramhapuriswara Temple Pullamangai · Śiva as Brahmapurīśvara → 044 Three Pallipadai Temples of Tamil Nadu Melpadi, near Kumbakonam, and Pallimadam · Śiva (various forms) → 045 Pundarikaksha Temple Tiruvellarai · Viṣṇu as Puṇḍarīkākṣa → 046 Kumbheswara Temple Kumbakonam · Śiva as Kumbhēśvara; goddess Maṅgaḷāmbā → 047 Nageshwara Temple Kumbakonam · Śiva as Nāgēśvara; goddess Periya Nāyaki → 048 Sarangapani Temple Kumbakonam · Viṣṇu as Śārṅgapāṇi → 049 Ramaswamy Temple Kumbakonam · Rāmasvāmi (Viṣṇu) → 050 Moovar Koil Kodumbalur · Śiva (originally three shrines) → 051 Uma Maheswara Temple Konerirajapuram · Umā Mahēśvara (Śiva and Pārvatī) → 052 Parimala Ranganatha Temple Thiruvindalur · Parimaḷa Raṅganātha (Viṣṇu) → 053 Tirunangur Temples Tirunangur · Viṣṇu (eleven Divya Deśam cluster) → 054 Thyagaraja Temple Tiruvarur · Thyāgarāja (Śiva) → 055 Aiyarappar Temple Thiruvaiyaru · Aiyāṟappar / Pañchanadhīśvarar (Śiva) → 056 Airavateswara Temple Darasuram · Airāvatēśvara (Śiva) → 057 Malaikottai Temple Tiruchirapalli · A group of deities (Śiva, Gaṇeśa and cave shrines) →