The Chola Temples: Thañjāvūr, Gaṅgaikoṇḍachoḷapuram & Dārāsuram

Airāvateśvara temple ardha-manḍapa bali-pitha balustrades Bhairava boy-saint Brahmā Brāhmaṇa Brihadiśvara temple bull carrying carvings central shrine Chalukya Chandeśa Chera Chidambaram Chola art Chola king Chola period consorts corbel cymbals Dakshiṇā-mūrti dance-figures dance-poses darśana decorated deities depicted Devi dwarf ganas earlier Pallava early Chola east elephant figures flanked flights of steps floriated tail Gaṇḍarāditya Gaṇeśa Gangā Gangaikonḍacholapuram gopura hands illustrates the story inscription here reads inscription reads Jouveau-Dubreuil kadai Kālāntaka Kārttikeya Krishna III kūḍu kumbha-panjara label linga lion lion-head Madurai Mahabalipuram main maṇḍapa main shrine main temple makara mandapa monuments motif mukha-manḍapa Nandi Naṭarāja navagrahas niche-top niches northern painting pair of dvāra-pālas Pallava panels Pārvatī pillars plinth pose Prambanan princely queen Rājarāja Rajendra Saiva devotees Śaiva saints śālā scene shows sculptures seated side sikhara Siva Śiva and Pārvatī Sundara temple at Thañjāvūr Thanjavur tion Tiruchchirappalli Tripurantaka Vijayanagara vimāna Virabhadra Vishņu wall warrior yālis