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	The '''Twin Temples at Keezhaiyur''' is a 9th-century temple complex built by the [[Paluvettaraiyar]] chieftains who were vassals of the Medieval [[Chola]]s at Keezhaiyur on the [[Trichy]]-[[Ariyalur]] highway.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web\|url=~~http~~://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/9th-century-twin-temples-of-keezhaiyur-all-set-for-facelift/article7446286.ece\|title=9th century twin temples of Keezhaiyur all set for facelift\|website=The Hindu\|accessdate=2018-03-18}}</ref>		The '''Twin Temples at Keezhaiyur''' is a 9th-century temple complex built by the [[Paluvettaraiyar]] chieftains who were vassals of the Medieval [[Chola]]s at Keezhaiyur on the [[Trichy]]-[[Ariyalur]] highway.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/9th-century-twin-temples-of-keezhaiyur-all-set-for-facelift/article7446286.ece\|title=9th century twin temples of Keezhaiyur all set for facelift\|website=The Hindu\|accessdate=2018-03-18}}</ref>

	== Architecture ==		== Architecture ==
	As the name suggests, the complex consists of two temples. The temple in the north is called ''Vadavaayil Sirikoil'' or ''Chozheecharam'' and the one in the south is called ''Thenvaaayil Sirikoil'' or ''[[Agastheeswaram\|Agatheeswaram]]''. The temples were constructed by the [[Paluvettaraiyar]] chieftains Kumaran Maravan and Kumaran Kandan.<ref name="tnarch">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tnarch.gov.in/cons/temple/temple27.htm\|title=MONUMENTS - TEMPLES -Twin Temple , Keezhaiyur\|website=tnarch.gov.in\|accessdate=2018-03-18}}</ref>		As the name suggests, the complex consists of two temples. The temple in the north is called ''Vadavaayil Sirikoil'' or ''Chozheecharam'' and the one in the south is called ''Thenvaaayil Sirikoil'' or ''[[Agastheeswaram\|Agatheeswaram]]''. The temples were constructed by the [[Paluvettaraiyar]] chieftains Kumaran Maravan and Kumaran Kandan.<ref name="tnarch">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tnarch.gov.in/cons/temple/temple27.htm\|title=MONUMENTS - TEMPLES - Twin Temple, Keezhaiyur\|website=tnarch.gov.in\|accessdate=2018-03-18}}</ref>

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[[File:Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur.jpg|thumb|Twin temples, Keezhaiyur, built by [[Paluvettaraiyar]] chieftains Kumaran and Kumaran Kandan in the 9th century AD]]

The '''Twin Temples at Keezhaiyur''' is a 9th-century temple complex built by the [[Paluvettaraiyar]] chieftains who were vassals of the Medieval [[Chola]]s at Keezhaiyur on the [[Trichy]]-[[Ariyalur]] highway.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/9th-century-twin-temples-of-keezhaiyur-all-set-for-facelift/article7446286.ece|title=9th century twin temples of Keezhaiyur all set for facelift|website=The Hindu|accessdate=2018-03-18}}</ref>

== Architecture ==
As the name suggests, the complex consists of two temples. The temple in the north is called ''Vadavaayil Sirikoil'' or ''Chozheecharam'' and the one in the south is called ''Thenvaaayil Sirikoil'' or ''[[Agastheeswaram|Agatheeswaram]]''. The temples were constructed by the [[Paluvettaraiyar]] chieftains Kumaran Maravan and Kumaran Kandan.<ref name="tnarch">{{cite web|url=http://www.tnarch.gov.in/cons/temple/temple27.htm|title=MONUMENTS - TEMPLES -Twin Temple , Keezhaiyur|website=tnarch.gov.in|accessdate=2018-03-18}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery class="center">
File:Twin Temples Keezhaiyur.jpg|Entrance
File:Twin Temples Keezhaiyur2.jpg|Temple 1
File:Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur3.jpg|Temple 2
File:Sculpture, Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur.jpg|Sculpture
File:ASI Information Board, Twin Temples, Keezhaiyur.jpg|ASI Information Board
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Paluvettaraiyar]]
*[[Chola]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu]]

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