▁in ▁South ▁East ▁Asia . ▁The ▁temple ▁complex ▁was ▁expand ing ▁with ▁nich es ▁for ▁various ▁de ities ▁on ▁the ▁st ip ulated ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁san ct um . ▁ ▁L ing am ▁was ▁universal ised ▁and ▁p rak ar ams ▁( prec inct s ) ▁with ▁subsequent ▁de ities ▁came ▁up . ▁ ▁The ▁temple ▁par iv ara ( de ities ▁related ▁to ▁primary ▁de ity ) ▁expanded ▁consider ably ▁during ▁the ▁Ch ola ▁period . ▁ ▁The ▁nich es ▁of ▁following ▁ Ā g am ic ▁rules ▁for ▁building ▁Sh iva ▁tem ples ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁a ▁South ▁Indian ▁state ▁continues ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁era . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁prime ▁images ▁like ▁that ▁of ▁ling am , ▁Vin ay agar ▁and ▁Par v ati ▁are ▁present ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁Sh iva ▁tem ples . ▁ ▁Al most ▁all ▁the ▁tem ples ▁follow ▁the ▁same ▁custom ▁during ▁festiv als ▁and ▁worship ▁methods ▁with ▁minor ▁exceptions . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁Sh iva ▁tem ples ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁and ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁( like ▁Mun nes war am ▁temple , ▁K ones war am ▁temple , ▁T enn av aram ▁temple , ▁K ethe es war am ▁temple , ▁Nag ules war am ) ▁are ▁built ▁in ▁D rav id ian ▁architecture . ▁ ▁Symbol ism ▁behind ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁a ▁Sh iva ▁Temple ▁ ▁The ▁temple ▁structure ▁res emb les ▁the ▁human ▁body ▁with ▁all ▁its ▁subt let ies . ▁The ▁five ▁walls ▁enc