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| '''Talagirisvara Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] located in the village of [[Panamalai]] in the [[Viluppuram district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].
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| == History ==
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| [[Narasimhavarman II]], also known as Rajashiman is credited with constructing structural temples of [[Pallava]] dynasty namely the [[Shore Temple]] at Mamallapuram, [[Kailsanatha Temple]] and Talagirisvara temple at Panamalai. The temple is built on a small hillock overlooking the Panamalai lake.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hardy|first=Adam|title=Indian temple architecture : form and transformation : the Karṇāṭa Drāviḍa tradition 7th to 13th centuries|year=1995|publisher=Abhinav Publ.|location=New Delhi|isbn=8170173124|pages=614|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aU0hCAS2-08C&dq|edition=1. publ. in India}}</ref> This 7th Century structure has a [[Vimana]] which resembles that of Kailasanatha temple of [[Kanchipuram]]. The [[garbhagriha]] houses a ''Dharalingam'' and as in Pallava temples of that time, there is a [[Somaskanda]] panel on rear wall of the sanctum. There is an ''Ardhamandapam'' (half [[Mandapam]]). On the walls of the ''Ardhamandapam'' one can see panels of deities such as [[Brahma]] with [[Saraswati]] and [[Vishnu]] with [[Lakshmi]] on either side. The shrine faces east and the garbhagriha is surrounded on all the three sides by sub-shrines (Anga Kovil or Limb Shrines - which are attached to the main shrine).<ref>{{cite book|last=Cuppiramaṇiyan̲, Rajendran|first=Ca. Vē, G.|title=Heritage of the Tamils: temple arts|year=1985|publisher=International Institute of Tamil Studies|location=University of Michigan|pages=553|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VtojAAAAMAAJ&q}}</ref>
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| A few more sub-shrines and a ''Mahamandapam'' (a big Mandapam) have been added to the structure at much later period. The Vimana is three tiered and the top tier has been reconstructed. The pillars with squatting lions, a typical Pallava signature can also be found.{{fact|date=July 2020}}
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| The sub-shrine to the north, has a small section of mural painting which has survived over the years, bears testimony to the Pallavas mastery of the art.<ref>{{cite book|last=Srinivasan|first=P.R|title=The Indian temple, art and architecture|year=1982|publisher=Prasaranga|location=University of Mysore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JBZsVlhcCZwC&q}}</ref>
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| == Speciality ==
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| The painting of Shiva as "Nataraja" on the walls of the cave is the earliest Nataraja representation of Shiva.<ref name="ngc">{{cite web|title=Talagirishwara Temple|url=http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/01/india-ancient-art/map-interactive}}</ref>
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| == Notes ==
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| [[Category:Hindu temples in Viluppuram district]]
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| [[Category:7th-century Hindu temples]]
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