ik onda ▁Ch ol ap ur am ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁S iva ▁tem ples , ▁namely ▁the ▁A ira v ates var a ▁Temple ▁of ▁Dar as ur am ▁and ▁the ▁Sar ab es w ara ▁( Sh iva ▁) Tem ple ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁popular ▁as ▁the ▁K amp ah ares war ar ▁Temple ▁at ▁Th ir ub hu van am , ▁both ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁K umb ak on am ▁were ▁the ▁royal ▁tem ples ▁of ▁the ▁Ch olas ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁their ▁in numerable ▁con quest s ▁and ▁sub j ug ation ▁of ▁their ▁riv als ▁from ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁South ▁India , ▁De cc an ▁Il ang ai ▁or ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁and ▁the ▁N arm ada - M ah an adi - G ang etic ▁bel ts ▁. ▁But ▁the ▁Ch ola ▁em per ors ▁under lined ▁their ▁non - part isan ▁approach ▁to ▁religious ▁▁ ▁icon ography ▁and ▁faith ▁by ▁tre ating ▁the ▁pres iding ▁de ities ▁of ▁their ▁other ▁two ▁peer less ▁cre ations , ▁namely ▁the ▁Rang an ath as w amy ▁Temple ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Lord ▁V ish nu ▁at ▁S rir ang am ▁and ▁the ▁N atar aja ▁Temple ▁at ▁Ch id amb aram ▁which ▁actually ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁tw in ▁de ities ▁of ▁S iva ▁and ▁V ish nu ▁( as ▁the ▁re cl ining ▁G ov ind ar aj ar ) ▁to ▁be ▁their ▁' K ul ad he iv ams ' ▁or