1000 Pillared Hall & Museum in Thiru Annamalaiyar Temple (Aayiram Kaal Mandapam) (Tiruvannamalai)

India / Tamil Nadu / Tiruvannamalai
 museum, monument, function hall
Aayiram Kaal = 1000 pillar
The thousand-pillared hall built during the late Vijayanagara period.[4] Krishnadevaraya constructed the hall and dug the tank opposite to it. The pillars in the hall are carved with images of yali, a mythological beast with body of lion and head of an elephant, a symbol of Nayak power.
Archaeological Survey of India declared the temple a national heritage monument and took over its stewardship
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Coordinates:   12°13'54"N   79°4'8"E