List of Solesvara temples explained

See also: List of Chola Temples in Bangalore. The Choleswarar temples were constructed by the Chola kings. Several of these temples are included in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Great Living Chola Temples.[1]

PlaceNameBuilt ByBuilt in honor ofYear BuiltMisc
AragalurCholesvara
SengalipuramNistulaambikaain Tiruvarur District
MannargudiCholeswararin Pattakara St, Mannargudi, Tiruvarur District. (Chitragupta having separate Sannithi)
TippirajapuramVikrama Choleswararnear Kumbakonam
Gangaikonda CholapuramGangaikonda-CholeswararRajendra Chola I
MallasamudramCholeswararMallasamudram
BhatkalCholeswarar
SangramanallurCholeswarar
PeriyakottaiCholeswarar
NarttamalaiCholeswararVijayalaya
ThanjavurBrihadisvara TempleRajaraja Chola IIt was named as Rajarajesvaram/Peruvudaiyar kovil
ArrurArinjisvaraRajaraja Chola IArinjaya Cholanear Melpadi, Vellore tomb shrine for grandfather
TiruchirapalliVijaya CholeswaraVijayalaya Chola
BegurPanchalingeswarar(Panchalingas - Nageswara, Kaleswara, Naga- reswara, Karneswara and Choleswara.)
AranthangiRajendra CholeswaraRajendra Chola
SholinghurCholeswararNatural lingam
BhatkalCholeswaraKhetapayya Narayana, Joshi Shankarnarayana
KalandaiAdityesvaraAditya I
PonnamaravathiRajendracholisvaraPudukkottai District
TirappurCholeswaram UdaiyarPudukkottai District
MotupalleCholaAndhra Pradesh
TholudurMaduranthakaCuddalore district, Uththama Chola
KarnatakaCholachgudi old
SamathurChozheeswarar Alayam
Vellakovil Choleeswarar koilIn Tiruppur district.
KannapuramVikram Choleeswarar koilNear Olappalayam, Vellakoil in Tiruppur district.
Other Shiva temples built by Chola:

Similar to Solesvara, there are number of temples in praise of the Pandiya kings and they are called Pandisvara.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Great Living Chola Temples. UNESCO World Heritage Convention. 24 November 2022.