Sikharagiriswara_Temple,_Kudumiyamalai

Sikharagiriswara Temple, Kudumiyamalai

Sikharagiriswara Temple, Kudumiyamalai

Hindu temple in India

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][2]

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References

  1. [1]
    H., Sarkar (1974). The Kampahesvara temple at Thirubuvanam (PDF). Madras: Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu. p. 9.
  2. [2]
    Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu. Sura Books. 2010. p. 95. ISBN 978-81-7478-177-2.
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