Sikharagiriswara Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the village of
Kudumiyanmalai
Kudumiyanmalai is a village in the Annavasal revenue block of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Demographics
As per the 2001 census, Kudumiyanmalai had a total population of 531 with 265 males and 266 females. Out of the total p ...
at a distance of 20 kilometres from
Pudukkottai
Pudukkottai is the administrative headquarters of Pudukkottai District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a large city located on the banks of the Vellar River. It has been ruled, at different times, by the mutharaiyar dynasty , Cholas, ...
. The temple complex includes a 1000-pillared hall and has many inscriptions by the
Pallava
The Pallava dynasty existed from 275 CE to 897 CE, ruling a significant portion of the Deccan, also known as Tondaimandalam. The dynasty rose to prominence after the downfall of the Satavahana dynasty, with whom they had formerly served as fe ...
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
Sarangapani Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India.
It is one of the ''Divya Desams'', the 108 temples of Vishnu revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars. This temp ...
at Kumbakonam,
,
Nageswaraswamy Temple, Kumbakonam
Nageswaraswamy Temple, Kumbakonam is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th-century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the ''Tevaram'', written by Tam ...
,
Vriddhagiriswarar Temple, Vriddhachalam
The Virudhagiriswarar Temple is a Hindu temple in the town of Virudhachalam, Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity Virudhagiriswarar is revered in ''Tevaram'', written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanmars and class ...
and
Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur
Thyagaraja Temple is a Shiva temple, located in the town of Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshiped as Puttridankondar, and is represented by the ''lingam''. Daily poojas are offered to his idol referred to as ''Maragatha lingam''. T ...
.
References
{{Hindu Temples in Pudukkottai District
Hindu temples in Pudukkottai district