
jeevichirikkunna valia chola shethrangal

indian samsthaanamaaya thamizhnaattile chola rajavamsha kaalaghattatthile oru koottam hindu kshethrangalude yuneskoyude loka paithruka sthalamaanu grettu leaving chola shethrangal. pothuvarsham 11-aamm noottaandinteyum 12-aamm noottaandinteyum thudakkathil poortthiyaakkiya smarakangalil iva ulppedunnu
loka paithruka saittukalude amgeekaaram.
1987ll thanjaavoorile kshetra samuchayam amgeekarikkappettu. gangaikkonda cholapurathe kshetra samuchayavum airavatheshwara kshetra samuchayavum 2004ll eee sthalathinte vipuleekaranamaayi chertthu. "jeevikkunna mahathaaya chola shethrangal" enna sthalathil ulppeduthunnathinulla maanadandangal ivayaanu
shethrangal.
chennaiyude thekkupadinjaraayi sthithicheyyunna sthalamaanu tanjavoor. gangaikkonda cholapuram, darasuram enniva yathaakramam athinte vadakkukizhakkan bhagathaanu.
tanjaavoorile brihadeeshwara kshethram.
shivanu samarppichirikkunna oru hindu shethramaanu tanjaavoorile brihadeeshwara kshethram. dakshinenthyayile ettavum valia shethrangalilonnaaya ithu poornnamaayum saakshaathkarikkappetta thamizh vaasthuvidyayude maathrukaaparamaaya udaaharanamaanu. eiii. dii. 1003num 1010num idayil rajaraja cholan onnaamanaan ithu nirmmichathu. pathinonnam noottaandile eee kshethrathinte yadhaartha smarakangal oru kuzhiye chuttippattiyaan nirmmichirikkunnathu. pradhana shethramaaya gopura, athinte valia gopuram, likhithangal, chuvarchithrangal, shilpangal enniva pradhaanamaayum shaivamathavumaayi bandhappettathum hindu mathatthile vaishnavamathinteyum shakthisathinte paarambaryatthinteyum shilpangal enniva ithil ulppedunnu. kshethrathinte charithratthil kedupaadukal sambhavichu, chila kalaasrishtikal ippol kaananilla. thudarnnulla noottaandukalil adhika mandapangalum smaarakangalum cherkkapettu. pathinaram noottaandinu sesham kootticherttha kottakettya mathilukalkkidayilaan kshethram ippol nilkkunnath. 
graanait kondu nirmmicha sreekovilinu mukalilulla vimana gopuram dakshinenthyayile ettavum uyaram koodiya gopurangalilonnaanu. eee shethrathinu oru valia sthambhangalulla praakaara (idanaazhi) yum indiayile ettavum valia shivalimgangalilonnumaanu ullathu. silpakalayude gunanilavaarathinum pathinonnam noottaandil pichala nadaraajanaaya shivane nrithathinte adhipanaayi niyogicha sthalathinum ithu prashasthamaan. nandi, amman, subramanian, ganesha, sabapati, dakshinamoorthi, chandeswarar, varahi thudangiyavarude aaraadhanaalayangal eee samuchayathil ulppedunnu. thamizhnaattile ettavum kooduthal aalukal sandarshikkunna vinodasanjaara aakarshanangalilonnaan eee kshethram.
gangaikonda cholapurathe brihadeeshwara kshethram.
tanjavoor brihadeeshwara kshethrathil ninnu ekadesham gangaikkonda cholapurathu sthithi cheiyunna oru hindu shethramaanu gangaikkonda cholapurathe brihadeeshwara kshethram. thante puthiya thalasthaanatthinte bhaagamaayi eiii. dii. 1035ll rajendra cholan onnaaman poortthiyaakkiya eee chola rajavamsha kaalaghattatthile kshethrathinte roopakalppanayil 11-aamm noottaandinu samanamaaya perullathum chilappol gangaikkondacholapuram kshethram ennu vilikkappedunnathumaanu.
ithu shivanu samarppichirikkunna oru chathuraakrithiyilulla padhathiyil adhishtithamaanengilum vishnu, durga, suurya, harihara, ardhanashwara thudangiyavarude prathimakalumayi vaishnavamatham, shakthivaadam, hindu mathatthinte samanvayaparamaaya thulyatha enniva kshethram aadaravode pradarshippikkunnu. lingamullah pradhana shethrathinu purame, kshetra samuchayathil niravadhi cheria shethrangal, gopura, mattu smarakangal ennivayundu, avayil chilath pilkkala noottaandukalil bhaagikamaayi nasippikkappedukayo punasthaapikkappedukayo cheythu. venkala shilpangal, chuvarukalile kalaasrishtikal, nandi, valanja gopuratthinte skeyil ennivaykku kshethram prashasthamaan.
airavatheshwara kshethram.
dakshinenthyayile kumbhakonam nagarathilaanu airavatheshwara kshethram sthithicheyyunnathu, ithu eiii. dii. 1166-ll poortthiyaayi. kumbhakonam pradeshathe madhyakaalakhattatthile pathinettu valia hindu kshethrangalude koottatthil onnaanith. shivanu samarppichirikkunna shethramaanithu. hindumathathile vaishnavamathavum shakthisamatha paarambaryavum arupathimoonnu naayanaarukalumaayi bandhapetta aithihyangalum-shaivamathathile bhakti prasthaanatthile vishudharum-ithu aadaravode pradarshippikkunnu.
indrayile velutha aanayude perilulla eee kshethram collan saamraajyathinte mahathaaya kshetra vaasthuvidyayude thelivaanu. rajaraja onnaaman muthal thudarchayaaya thalamurakal rajaakkanmaar nirmmicha moonnu valia collan shethrangalil avasaanathethaanu ithu. eiii. dii. 1150ll rajaraja randaamanaanu airavatheshwara kshethram nirmmichathu. sankeernamaayi kothiyeduttha thoonukalulla rajagambhira thirumandapam-rajakeeya muttam, graanait kallukal kondu nirmmicha neelamulla padikal, kuthirakal varaykkunna manoharamaaya rathangal-veendum kallil ninnu kothiyedutthathu ennivayaanu eee kshethrathinte sradheyamaaya savisheshathakalilonn. muun kshethrangale apekshichu eee kshethrathil ningalkk mikacha kalaasrishti kaanam. kumbakonatthil ninnu aksharaarthatthil oru kallu valicheriyunna sthalamaanu darasuram. 
indra, agni, varuna, vaayu, brahma, suurya, vishnu, sapthamthrikakal, durga, saraswati, shree devi (lakshmi), ganga, yamuna, subramanian, ganesha, kaama, rathi thudangiya pradhana vaidika, puraana devathakal ulppedunnathaanu eee silaakshethram. valare valuthum likhithangal anusarichu orikkal ezhu muttangalumullathumaayirunu eee kshethram. oru muttam maathrame nilanilkkunnulloo; gopuram polulla kshethrathinte chila bhagangal takarnna nilayilaanu, pradhana shethravum pradhana shethravum anubandha shethrangalum ottaykku nilkkunnu. ellah varshavum hindu theerthaadakarude valia othucheralukal eee kshethram aakarshikkunnu.