Historical Period12c CE
12th c.
Airāvateśvara — UNESCO Living Chola Temple
Third UNESCO Great Living Chola Temple, built by Rajaraja Chola II. Musical-pillar stone chariot vimana.
One of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalangal — temples sung in the Tevaram hymns of the 63 Nayanars (7th–9th c. CE). These are the canonical Tamil Shaiva pilgrimage circuit.