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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Umamaheswarar Temple
Konerirajapuram (Tirunallam), Tamil Nadu · 10.9745°, 79.5385°
Shiva (Uma Maheswarar), consort Mattuvar KuzhalammaiChola—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
900 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
10th c. (Sembiyan Mahadevi); Chola origins
Chola
History & significance
The Tirunallam shrine of the Tevaram, rebuilt in the 10th century by the Chola queen Sembiyan Mahadevi over an earlier foundation. It is noted for the paintings of its front mandapa and the miniature sculptures outside the sanctum.