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Vedagiriswarar Temple
Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
8th Century CE
Temple built into a 200-foot hill with cave temples and structural temples at multiple levels.
Source: Aitihasik heritage database. Use this as a field guide and verify sensitive historical claims before citation.
Details
- Dynasty
- Pallava
- Style
- Dravidian / Rock-cut
- Primary Deity
- Shiva
- Languages
- Tamil, Sanskrit
- Scripts
- Tamil, Grantha
Historical Significance
200-foot hill temple. Multi-level construction. Cave and structural combo
Architectural Features
Multi-level templesCave shrinesRock-cut stairsHilltop views