Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

STRUCTURE OF SRI THIRUKAMISVARAR TEMPLE AT VILLIANUR - A HISTORICAL STUDY

G. Gomathy

Abstract :

The aim of this paper is to describe the structure of Thirukamisvarar Temple at Villianur in Puduchery state. Thirukamisvarar Temple was built during the period of the Pallavas. The ground plans of the structure together with their measurement are given and the same are illustrated in general ground plan of the temple. Like other big temples of South India this temple was built at various times. The temple inscriptions furnished evidences for determining the age of structure. Thirukamisvarar temple is a vast and impressive complex of structures enclosed by high and massive compound walls all around occupying a rectangular plot of land. The temple measures 386 feet East to West and 502 feet South to North roughly occupying an area of 4.32 acres

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STRUCTURE OF SRI THIRUKAMISVARAR TEMPLE AT VILLIANUR‾A HISTORICAL STUDY, G. GOMATHY PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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