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The Twin Temples at Keezhaiyur is a 9th-century temple complex built by the
File:Twin Temples Keezhaiyur.jpg, Entrance
File:Twin Temples Keezhaiyur2.jpg, Temple 1
File:Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur3.jpg, Temple 2
File:Sculpture, Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur.jpg, Sculpture
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The Twin Temples at Keezhaiyur is a 9th-century temple complex built by the Paluvettaraiyar
The Pazhuvettaraiyar were feudatories of the medieval Cholas. They ruled over the areas of Kila-Paluvur, Mela-Paluvur and Keezhaiyur in the Udaiyarpalayam taluk of the Ariyalur district. They were responsible for a number of benefactions to th ...
chieftains who were vassals of the Medieval Chola
The Chola dynasty was a Tamils, Tamil thalassocratic Tamil Dynasties, empire of southern India and one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of the world. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated ...
s at Keezhaiyur on the Trichy
Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...
-Ariyalur
Ariyalur () is a town and district headquarters of Ariyalur district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is rich in limestone, surrounded with seven cement factories and two sugar factories. The town is located at a distance of from th ...
highway.
Architecture
As the name suggests, the complex consists of two temples. The temple in the north is called ''Vadavaayil Sirikoil'' or ''Chozheecharam'' and the one in the south is called ''Thenvaaayil Sirikoil'' or '' Agatheeswaram''. The temples were constructed by thePaluvettaraiyar
The Pazhuvettaraiyar were feudatories of the medieval Cholas. They ruled over the areas of Kila-Paluvur, Mela-Paluvur and Keezhaiyur in the Udaiyarpalayam taluk of the Ariyalur district. They were responsible for a number of benefactions to th ...
chieftains Kumaran Maravan and Kumaran Kandan.
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See also
*Paluvettaraiyar
The Pazhuvettaraiyar were feudatories of the medieval Cholas. They ruled over the areas of Kila-Paluvur, Mela-Paluvur and Keezhaiyur in the Udaiyarpalayam taluk of the Ariyalur district. They were responsible for a number of benefactions to th ...
*Chola
The Chola dynasty was a Tamils, Tamil thalassocratic Tamil Dynasties, empire of southern India and one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of the world. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated ...
References
9th-century establishments in India Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu {{TamilNadu-hindu-temple-stub