1 0 3 0 , ▁are ▁both ▁fitting ▁mem orial s ▁to ▁the ▁material ▁and ▁military ▁achiev ements ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁Ch ola ▁em per ors . ▁The ▁largest ▁and ▁tall est ▁of ▁all ▁Indian ▁tem ples ▁of ▁its ▁time , ▁the ▁Tan j ore ▁B ri had is var a ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁a pe x ▁of ▁South ▁Indian ▁architecture . ▁In ▁fact , ▁two ▁succeed ing ▁Ch ola ▁k ings ▁R aja ▁R aja ▁II ▁and ▁K ul oth ung a ▁III ▁built ▁the ▁A ira v ates var a ▁Temple ▁at ▁Dar as ur am ▁and ▁the ▁K amp ah ares war ar ▁S iva ▁Temple ▁at ▁Trib hu van am ▁respectively , ▁both ▁tem ples ▁being ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁K umb ak on am ▁around ▁AD ▁ 1 1 6 0 ▁and ▁AD ▁ 1 2 0 0 . ▁All ▁the ▁four ▁tem ples ▁were ▁built ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 2 0 0 ▁years ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁glory , ▁prosper ity ▁and ▁stability ▁under ▁the ▁Ch ola ▁em per ors . ▁ ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁popular ▁impression , ▁the ▁Ch ola ▁em per ors ▁patron ized ▁and ▁promoted ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁tem ples ▁that ▁were ▁spread ▁over ▁most ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ola ▁emp ire . ▁ ▁These ▁include ▁ 4 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 8 ▁Va ish n ava ▁Div ya ▁Des ams ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁ 7 7 ▁are ▁found ▁spread ▁most