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

Fig. 41: Rajarajeshvara temple in Tanjavur. Build by the Chola emperor Rajaraja between 1000 and 1008 CE. The southern facade of the vimana with in the upper storey some of the 32 Shiva Tripurantaka Murti's.
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Rajarajeshvara temple, Tanjavur.
Chola dynasty, 11th century

February 2010, Raja Deekshithar, Liesbeth Pankaja Bennink.