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Uthamadhaneeswarar temple believed to have been built by Ilango Mutharaiyar - Keezhathaniyam

Ilango Mutharaiyar or Ko Ilango Mutharaiyar , also known as Videl Vidugu Ilangovathi Mutharaiyan, was the last ruler of the Mutharaiyar dynasty (610 AD-851 AD).

Temples

Vijayalaya choleeswaram

Vijayala choleeswaram built by Ilango Mutharaiyar 825 AD

Narthamalai is 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Trichy on the Pudukkottai - Trichy Highway. There can be seen one of the oldest rock-cut temples built by Ilango Mutharaiyar, which was later rebuilt by Vijayalaya Chola, known as Vijayalaya Choleeswaram. The temple is dedicated to Shiva. There are also two rock-cut caves, one of which has 12 life-size sculptures of Vishnu. The temple is maintained and administered by the Archaeological Survey of India as a protected monument.


Original history therinthal sollavum... Thalmai udan ketu kolgiren. As a historian ah solren after seeing this website mana aluthin karathinal valkaiye veruthuviten.

Keezhathaniyam temple

Mutharaiyar was responsible for the construction of a temple at Keezhathaniyam, about 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Pudukkottai. Known as Uthamadhaneeswarar, it is dedicated to Shiva.

See also

References

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  2. "Brihadisvara Temple: A King's Glory in Stone". Live History India. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. "9th century temple gets facelift". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
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