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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Koranganatha Temple
Srinivasanallur, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu · 10.9733°, 78.3625°
Vishnu as RanganathaCholaNagara, following Pallava building traditions
Sacred since
850 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
Medieval Chola period
Chola
History & significance
A small medieval Chola temple to Vishnu at Srinivasanallur on the Kaveri, counted by the historian Harle among the four earliest surviving temples of the Chola empire. It is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India and carries an inscription recording a tax-free garden endowed for a perpetual lamp.