. ▁ ▁Art ▁and ▁architecture ▁▁ ▁On ▁the ▁whole , ▁however , ▁the ▁kingdom ▁progress ed ▁during ▁Ach uth appa ' s ▁reign . ▁Ach uth appa ▁built ▁the ▁Th ira ik att u var ▁Mand ap am ▁in ▁the ▁Vil an agar ▁temple ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 8 ▁and ▁made ▁gener ous ▁land ▁gr ants ▁to ▁the ▁Marg as ah ay esh w ara ▁Temple ▁at ▁Mu val ur ▁near ▁May il ad uth ur ai , ▁Th ir um ulas th ana ▁Temple ▁at ▁Ch id amb aram ▁and ▁P ana ip ak k am ▁Temple . ▁The ▁Sang ith a ▁Sud ha ▁says ▁that ▁Ach uth appa ▁N ay ak ▁was ▁an ▁ar dent ▁dev ote e ▁of ▁the ▁H indu ▁god ▁Rang an ath a ▁right ▁from ▁his ▁boy hood . ▁Ach uth appa ▁constructed ▁the ▁golden ▁v im ana ▁and ▁g op uras ▁around ▁the ▁Rang an ath as w amy ▁Temple , ▁S rir ang am ▁and ▁constructed ▁the ▁flight ▁of ▁steps ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁C au very . ▁He ▁constructed ▁P ush y am ant ap as ▁to ▁feed ▁poor ▁Bra hm ins ▁in ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁May il ad uth ur ai , ▁Th ir uv ida imar ud ur , ▁K umb ak on am ▁and ▁Tir uv adi . ▁He ▁also ▁constructed ▁a ▁dam ▁across ▁the ▁C au very ▁near ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Tir uv adi ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁facil itate ▁ir rig ation ▁and ▁end owed ▁ag ra har as ▁all