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Kodumbalur Moovar Koil
கொடும்பாளூர் மூவர் கோவில்
Viralimalai, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
Irukkuvel dynasty / Boothi Vikramakesari (10th century CE)DravidaHindu (Shaiva)ASI-protectedAI Compiled
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Kodumbalur Moovar Koil in Pudukkottai district is a 10th-century Chola-period granite complex originally consisting of three (moovar) parallel shrines, of which two survive intact. Built by Irukkuvel chieftain Boothi Vikramakesari, these all-stone Dravida temples feature sculpted wall niches with Shiva figures like Gangadhara, Tripurantaka, and Ardhanarishvara.
Their architectural proportions served as a prototype for Rajaraja I Great Living Chola Temples.