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]
| Place |
Name |
Built By |
Built in honor of |
Year Built |
Misc
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| Aragalur |
Cholesvara |
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| Sengalipuram |
Nistulaambikaa |
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in Tiruvarur District
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| Mannargudi |
Choleswarar |
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in Pattakara St, Mannargudi, Tiruvarur District. (Chitragupta having separate Sannithi)
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| Tippirajapuram |
Vikrama Choleswarar |
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near Kumbakonam
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| Gangaikonda Cholapuram |
Gangaikonda-Choleswarar |
Rajendra Chola I |
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| Mallasamudram |
Choleswarar |
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Mallasamudram
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| Bhatkal |
Choleswarar |
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| Sangramanallur |
Choleswarar |
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(Kolumam), UdumalaipettaiIndia
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| Periyakottai |
Choleswarar |
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| Narttamalai |
Choleswarar |
Vijayalaya |
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| Thanjavur |
Brihadisvara Temple |
Rajaraja Chola I |
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It was named as Rajarajesvaram/Peruvudaiyar kovil
|
| Arrur |
Arinjisvara |
Rajaraja Chola I |
Arinjaya Chola |
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near Melpadi, Vellore tomb shrine for grandfather
|
| Tiruchirapalli |
Vijaya Choleswara |
|
Vijayalaya Chola |
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| Begur |
Panchalingeswarar |
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(Panchalingas - Nageswara, Kaleswara, Naga- reswara, Karneswara and Choleswara.)
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| Aranthangi |
Rajendra Choleswara |
|
Rajendra Chola |
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| Sholinghur |
Choleswarar |
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Natural lingam
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| Bhatkal |
Choleswara |
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Khetapayya Narayana, Joshi Shankarnarayana
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| Kalandai |
Adityesvara |
|
Aditya I |
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| Ponnamaravathi |
Rajendracholisvara |
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Pudukkottai District
|
| Tirappur |
Choleswaram Udaiyar |
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Pudukkottai District
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| Motupalle |
Chola |
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Andhra Pradesh
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| Tholudur |
Maduranthaka |
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Cuddalore district, Uththama Chola
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| Karnataka |
Cholachgudi old |
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| Samathur |
Chozheeswarar Alayam |
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| Vellakovil
|
Choleeswarar koil
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In Tiruppur district.
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| Kannapuram
|
Vikram Choleeswarar koil
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Near Olappalayam, Vellakoil in Tiruppur district.
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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.
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