Shiva's karanas in Thiruvadigai; Kailasha and the home of Tripurankata

Fig. 40: Rajarajeshvara temple in Tanjavur. Build by the Chola emperor Rajaraja between 1000 and 1008 CE. The pyramidal vimana with a large decorative panel depicting Shiva as residing on the sacred mountain Kailasha with his consort Parvati, his sons Ganesha and Murugan, devatas and rishis.
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Rajarajeshvara temple, Tanjavur.
Chola dynasty, 11th century

February 2010, Raja Deekshithar, Liesbeth Pankaja Bennink.