 Examples of such pyramid temples include Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur, the Brihadisvara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram.However, temple pyramid the largest area is the Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu.The Thanjavur temple was built by Raja Raja Chola in the 11th century.