Narthamalai

Narthamalai நார்த்தாமலை
village
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukottai
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	91-4322
Vehicle registration	TN55

Vijayalaya Choleswaran Temple at Narthamalai

Narthamalai(Tamil:நார்த்தாமலை), a cluster of small hills, is 25 km from Trichy on the Trichy-Pudukottai highway in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Here can be seen some of the oldest rock cut cave temples, as well as the longest rock-cut edicts, similar to Asokan edicts and extremely rare in the south of India. The town houses Vijayalaya Choleeswaram built during the 9th century. The two rock-cut temples are classic examples of how temple architecture styles were fusing in different parts of the country.

Tourism

Narthamalai is located 11 miles Northeast West of Pudukottai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The cave temples of Narthamalai have stood the test of time. Its beautifully carved pillars and statues will never give away that these temples date all the way back to the early medieval era. Narthamalai has six large, skillfully carved of Lord Vishnu in the central hall. A life size portrait of Lord Vishnu will leave the visitors speechless with the levels of skill, effort and the time taken to create it. The vijayalayacholeswara temple here is the most beautiful structure in Narthamalai hills. This temple was constructed in the 9th century by Vijayalaya Chola, the first king of the Medieval Chola or Imperial Chola dynasty. A manifestation of ancient Tamil culture, the Narthamalai temples is just one of your tutors if you want learn more about one of the oldest living civilization.

There is another Historical event occurred here,The Thanjai Perya kovil was built with the stones taken from this mountain only,during Chola's Empire.

See also

• Indian rock-cut architecture
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