Airavateshwara Darasuram
Deities

Airavateshwara Darasuram

Airāvateśvara — UNESCO Living Chola Temple

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 1
Tradition · Hindu
Period · 12th c.

Airavateshwara Darasuram

Third UNESCO Great Living Chola Temple, built by Rajaraja Chola II. Musical-pillar stone chariot vimana.

Paadal Petra Sthalam canonical status

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.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraOm Namah Shivaya
Offerings
bilva leavesmilk abhishekaflowers
Sacred colours
sandalwoodsaffron

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• morning puja
• evening aarti
Puja sequence
  1. bilva leaves
  2. milk abhisheka
  3. flowers

🛕 Principal Temples

  • Airavateshwara Temple12th c.
    📍 Darasuram, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
    10.9510°, 79.3559° — view on map
    Festivals: Mahashivaratri · Brahmotsavam
    UNESCO Living Chola Temple; musical pillar stone chariot vimana

🎊 Festivals

  • Mahashivaratri
    Magha (Feb–Mar) · 1 night + day

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • TevaramTamil Shaiva literature
  • Airāvateśvara — UNESCO Living Chola Temple