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High medieval · Hindu · India

Punjai Siva Temple

Punjai, Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu · 11.1268°, 79.7574°

Shiva as NatarajaCholaDravidian
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 1000 (Chola)
Chola

History & significance

A Shiva temple in the Kaveri delta village of Punjai, about 6 km from Semponnarkoil, whose best-known possession is a bronze Nataraja cast around 1000 CE in the time of Rajendra Chola.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola