- Solesvara
The Solesvara temples were in honor of the
Chola kings, who were believers inShiva , theHindu god.
*Aragalur : Solesvaran Temple (Thayinum nalla chozhiswaram?)
*Sengalipuram inTiruvarur District ,
*Tippirajapuram , nearKumbakonam
*Gangaikonda Cholapuram : Gangaikonda-solesvara TempleRajendra Chola I
*Kalipatti / Mallasamudram: Soleeshwaran temple
*Bhatkal : Solesvara Temple
* Sangramanallur (Kolumam),Udumalaipettai : Choleshwara temple
* Periyakottai,Palani : Cholesvara temple
* Narttamalai: Vijayalaya Cholesvara
*Thanjavur : Rajarajesvara temple now called asBrihadeeswarar Temple
* Arrur nearMelpadi ,Vellore :Rajaraja Chola I erected a Siva temple called Arinjisvara as a tomb-shrine in memory of his grandfatherArinjaya Chola .
* NearTiruchirapalli : Vijaya Choleswara Temple in honor ofVijayalaya Chola
* Begur Panchalingeswara Temple (Panchalingas - Nageswara, Kaleswara, Naga- reswara, Karneswara and Choleswara.)
* Rajendra CholeswaraAranthangi
*Sholinghur Natural lingam Choleswara or Sholeswara temple
* bhatkal include Khetapayya Narayana, Joshi Shankarnarayana and Choleshwara.
* Adityesvara at Kalandai
* Rajendracholisvara Temple,Ponnamaravathi ,Pudukkottai District
* Cholisvaram Udaiyar Temple,Tirappur ,Pudukkottai District
* Chola templeMotupalle ,Andra Pradesh
* Cholachgudi old temple -Karnataka Other Shiva temples built by Chola:
* Sundaresvara temple atTirukattalai (Aditya I )
* Komganatha temple atSrinivasanallur (Parantaka I )
*Airavateswara temple atDarasuram (Rajaraja Chola II )
* Kamaparharesvara temple atTirubuvanam (Kulothunga Chola III )Similar to Solesvara, there are number of temples in praise of the
Pandiya kings and they are called Pandisvara.
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