ஜம்பை சிவன் கோயில் -Jambai sivan temple | village

India / Tamil Nadu / Manalurpet /
 temple, village
This temples was started construction during the 9th century AD.Chola period.Faces east.This temple's building activities continued to the Vijayanagara age.
There is a small hillock in the north east of the village. Between two a split area of this hillock there are sign of megalithic period settlement. Before this in the hillock cave there is an inscription of Athiyaman in Tamil.West of this hillock in a small stone boulder an inscription of Kannaradeva found along with a relief work of Jyestha. South of this inscription a lake for irrigation was constructed. In the middle of it a stone mortar with inscription is lying - by M.GANDHI,CURATOR RTD., DEPARTMENT OF MUSEUMS,VELLORE.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambai_(Tirukkoyilur)
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Coordinates:   12°0'50"N   79°3'8"E
This article was last modified 10 years ago