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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Alandurainathar Temple
பசுபதி கோயில்
Pullamangai (Pasupathikoil), Tamil Nadu · 10.8907°, 79.1751°
Shiva (Alandurainathar / Brahmapureeswarar)Chola—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
early 10th c. (Chola)
Chola
History & significance
The Paadal Petra Sthalam of Pullamangai near Thanjavur, glorified by Tirugnanasambandar and counted by art historians among the four earliest surviving temples of the Chola Empire; it is celebrated for exquisite sculpture, including miniature panels narrating the Ramayana.