Swamimalai is a panchayat town that is a suburb near Kumbakonam in Thanjavur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the banks of river Kaveri and is the site of the fourth of the six a
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 emper
Swamimalai
…Raja Raja I commissioned a group of sculptors for the construction of the Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur. The sculptors helped sculpt statues for Airavatesvara Temple and later settled at Swamimalai. Sacred mountains of India…
The main temple
Entrance to the Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram
Panoramic view of the courtyard and main temple of the Airavatesvara Temple
A vimana or pyramidal tower inside the Airavatesvara Temple