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. PlaceNameBuilt ByBuilt in honor ofYear builtMiscAragalurCholesvaraSengalipuramNistulaambikaain Tiruvarur DistrictMannargudiCholeswararin Pattakara St, Mannargudi, Tiruvarur District. (Chitragupta having separate Sannithi)TippirajapuramVikrama Choleswararnear KumbakonamGangaikonda CholapuramGangaikonda-CholeswararRajendra Chola IMallasamudramCholeswararMallasamudramBhatkalCholeswararSangramanallurCholeswarar(Kolumam), UdumalaipettaiIndia PeriyakottaiCholeswararNarttamalaiCholeswararVijayalayaThanjavurBrihadisvara TempleRajaraja Chola IIt was named as Rajarajesvaram/Peruvudaiyar kovilArrurArinjisvaraRajaraja Chola IArinjaya Cholanear Melpadi, Vellore tomb shrine for grandfatherTiruchirapalliVijaya CholeswaraVijayalaya CholaBegurPanchalingeswarar(Panchalingas - Nageswara, Kaleswara, Naga- reswara, Karneswara and Choleswara.)AranthangiRajendra CholeswaraRajendra CholaSholinghurCholeswararNatural lingamBhatkalCholeswaraKhetapayya Narayana, Joshi ShankarnarayanaKalandaiAdityesvaraAditya IPonnamaravathiRajendracholisvaraPudukkottai DistrictTirappurCholeswaram UdaiyarPudukkottai DistrictMotupalleCholaAndhra PradeshTholudurMaduranthakaCuddalore district, Uththama CholaKarnatakaCholachgudi oldSamathur Chozheeswarar AlayamVellakovil Choleeswarar koilIn Tiruppur district.KannapuramVikram Choleeswarar koilNear Olappalayam, Vellakoil in Tiruppur district. Other Shiva temples built by Chola: Sundaresvara temple at Tirukattalai (Aditya I) Komganatha temple at Srinivasanallur (Parantaka I) Airavateswara temple at Darasuram (Rajaraja Chola II) Kamaparharesvara temple at Tirubuvanam (Kulothunga Chola III) Choleeswaram temple at Kantalai (Raja Raja Chola I)
Similar to Solesvara, there are number of temples in praise of the Pandiya kings and they are called Pandisvara.
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