Airavatesvara Temple
- Location
- Darasuram, Tamil Nadu, India
- Deity
- Shiva
- Built
- 12th century
- Architecture
- Chola
A UNESCO-listed Chola masterpiece with intricately carved stone wheels, part of the Great Living Chola Temples.
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Darshan, Seva & Bookings
Timings, online darshan/booking and donation services are handled by the temple management on their official channels.
We do not list third-party booking or donation links; always use the official source above.
History & Significance
Airavatesvara Temple is a Hindu temple of Chola architecture located in Darasuram, a suburb of Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This temple, built by Chola emperor Rajaraja II in the 12th century CE is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the Brihadeeswara Temple at Thanjavur, the Gangaikondacholisvaram Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram that are referred to as the Great Living Chola Temples.
Pilgrimage Circuits
This temple is part of the following pilgrimage circuit:
Nearby Temples
- Brihadeeswarar Temple
- Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
- Nallur Kandaswamy Temple
- Meenakshi Amman Temple
- Ramanathaswamy Temple
Distances are straight-line approximations from sourced coordinates.
Sources
- Wikipedia Reference