Tamil-Brahmi and the copper coins bore the Tamil legends. The coins of the Pandyas, which bore the fish symbols, were termed as 'Kodandaraman' and 'Kanchi' Valangum Perumal'. Apart from these, 'Ellamthalaiyanam' was seen on coins which had the standing king on one side and the fish on the other. 'Samarakolahalam' and 'Bhuvanekaviram' were found on the cois having a Garuda, 'Konerirayan' on coins having a bull and 'Kaliyugaraman' on coins that depict a pair of feet. Religion The Pandya period (c. 13th century CE) was characterised by a temple-centered elite form of Hinduism, a popular bhakti religion and an even more widespread local forms of Hinduism. The distinctions between the three were not clearly differentiated. The worship of the gods Vishnu and Shiva was generally supported by the elite. The bhakti movement emphasized the mutual intense emotional attachment between the god and the devotee. The Pandya country was home to a number of renowned temples including Meenakshi Temple in Madurai. As some of the largest employers and landowners of the Pandya country, the temples played an important part in the Tamil economy and society. They generally also served as banks, schools, dispensaries, and poorhouses (thus performing valuable social functions). The large walled temple complexes of the Pandya country also contained several administrative offices and bazaars. It is known that the early Pandya rulers followed Jainism while at some point they converted to Hinduism. They supported the Bhakti movement from both Saivism and Vaishnavism of Hinduism. Architecture |5=right|dir=right}} The early temple architecture phase in Tamil Nadu opens with the rock-cut cave temples. The Tamil country is home to the 'South Indian' or 'Dravidian' style of medieval temple architecture. Typical temple consists of a hall and a square sanctum (the gabhagrha) The foundation block, or socle, is known as the adhisthana. Walls of the sanctum are generally divided by pilasters. Superstructure: 'kutina' type (stepped stories in pyramidal form with decorative bands/parapets or the hdras) The parapet is composed of miniature shrines (called the kutas and salas) connected by wall elements (the harantaras). On top, a necking that supports a solid dome, or cupola (crowned by a pot and finial)—the sikhara. Gopura: the great entrance buildings The major Pandya contributions to the Dravidian architecture comes after the Pallava (7th–9th centuries) and the Chola periods (9th–12th centuries). Gopuras are extremely large and elaborately decorated (capped by a barrel vault). Successively built walls and gopuras.