Shiva · Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu
Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple
Built in the Chola architecture tradition. Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple is recorded at Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu in the Chola architecture tradition. This page keeps the public facts visible and leaves timings, ticketing and fulfilment to the shrine itself.
इस देवस्थान के बारे में।
अभिलेखपढ़ने में 1 मिनट→Photograph of Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple by QiNi, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple के भीतर का सत्यापित मार्ग अभी यहाँ दर्ज नहीं है।
मंदिर और उसके नक्शे से जानकारी शुरू करें।
What this page records
- Presiding deity
- Shiva
- Tradition
- Chola architecture
- Map pin
- 11.2063, 79.4484
- Festival named by the source
- Maha Shivaratri, Sadhaya vila
- Recorded inception
- 1035 CE
इस रिकॉर्ड में सत्यापित समय, शुल्क या टिकट नियम नहीं हैं। यात्रा से पहले मंदिर प्रशासन से वर्तमान जानकारी की पुष्टि करें।
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Sourced contextEach summary below is the opening of the Wikipedia article it names, quoted rather than rewritten, with a link to the article it came from.
Shiva, also known as Mahadeva and Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hinduism.
Excerpt from “Shiva” by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dravidian architecture, or the Southern Indian temple style, is an architectural style in Hindu temple architecture that emerged from Southern India, reaching its final form by the sixteenth century.
Excerpt from “Dravidian architecture” by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
How a temple is commonly read 12 sourced parts
- Gopuram
Where the walk begins — the gate tower you pass under to enter the enclosure.
Source ↗ - Dhvajastambha
The flagstaff facing the sanctum; the line it marks points you at the deity.
Source ↗ - Mandapa
The pillared hall you cross before the sanctum, where devotees wait and gather.
Source ↗ - Pradakshina
The circumambulation path around the sanctum, walked keeping it to your right.
Source ↗ - Antarala
The short vestibule between the hall and the sanctum doorway.
Source ↗ - Garbhagriha
The sanctum itself — the innermost chamber holding the presiding image.
Source ↗ - Murti
The consecrated image in the sanctum that darshan is sought of.
Source ↗ - Vimana
The tower rising directly over the sanctum in southern temples.
Source ↗ - Shikhara
The tower rising over the sanctum in northern temples.
Source ↗ - Amalaka
The ribbed stone disc crowning a northern tower, below the finial.
Source ↗ - Kalasha
The pot-shaped finial at the very top of the tower.
Source ↗ - Prasada
The consecrated offering handed back to the devotee on the way out.
Source ↗
तीर्थयात्री समीक्षाएँ लोड हो रही हैं…
Questions devotees ask
- Where is Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple?
- Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple is recorded at Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu.
- Who is the presiding deity at Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple?
- The presiding deity recorded for Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple is Shiva.
We do not sell darshan.Here is the temple’s own desk.
Temple World keeps the record. The timing, the ticket and the entry rule are the shrine’s to publish — read them there before you travel, and treat anything on this page as a reference only.
- The shrine’s own siteNot recorded for this shrine yetAsk the temple office directly rather than a travel pageNone
- Darshan optionsRecord a request for helpNo payment is taken. A request is not a bookingReference
- Plan the visitSourced guidance, cited line by lineEvery section there names the page it was read fromPlanner
- The map pin11.2063, 79.4484The coordinates on the registry record, opened in MapsMap ↗
- The source articleen.wikipedia.orgWhere the facts above were read fromWikipedia ↗