Sikharagiriswara Temple, Kudumiyamalai

India

Also known as: சிகரகிரீஸ்வரர் கோயில், குடுமியான்மலை

Sikharagiriswara Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the village of Kudumiyanmalai at a distance of 20 kilometres from Pudukkottai. The temple complex includes a 1000-pillared hall and has many inscriptions by the Pallava king Mahendravarman including a treatise on music. Similar architecture of halls (Mandapas) simulating a chariot drawn by elephant or horses is found in Sarangapani temple at Kumbakonam, Mela Kadambur Amirthakadeswarar Temple, Nageswaraswamy Temple, Kumbakonam, Vriddhagiriswarar Temple, Vriddhachalam and Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur.[1]

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LocationIndia
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Sources

  1. Sikharagiriswara Temple, Kudumiyamalai - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
  2. Wikidata Q7513692 — Wikidata