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Rajarajeswaramudaiya Mahadevar Temple

Sivapuram, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu · 13.0216°, 79.7933°

Rajarajeswaramudaiya Mahadevar (Shiva), also called Theerthapaleeswarar; consort Kamakshi AmmanCholaChola
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
10th c. (Chola)
Chola

History & significance

A tenth-century Shiva temple at Sivapuram built under Rajaraja Chola and extended by his son Rajendra Chola I, now cared for by the Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology. Its walls carry a dense body of Chola inscriptions, including a grant of 180 goats by Rajendra I to keep two perpetual lamps burning.

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Sources

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