Vijayalaya Choleeswaram in Narthamalai, a panchayat town in Pudukottai district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Vishnu and houses the 8th century Jaina Abode. The temple is considered one of the oldest stone temples in South India.[1] The other portions of Narthamalai houses the 8th century Jaina Abode, the Aluruttimalai Jain Caves. The Temple is Constructed in the Dravida style and rock cut architecture, the temple is believed to have been built during the 9th century by Mutharaiyar dynasty kings,[2] the cardinals of Pallavas, with later expansion from the Cholas. The rock-cut architecture is an early example of Cholan Art, continuing the tradition of the Pallavas.
The temple is maintained and administered by Department of Archaeological Survey of India as a protected monument.
^Ramaswamy, Vijaya (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Scarecrow Press. p. 195. ISBN 9780810864450 – via Google Books.
^Suresh B. Pillai. Introduction to the Study of Temple Art. Equator and Meridian. p. 69.
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