ur ams ▁on ▁the ▁v im anas ▁were ▁developed . ▁G op ur ams ▁are ▁the ▁rect angular ▁entrance ▁and ▁port als ▁of ▁the ▁tem ples . Me en ak sh i ▁Am man ▁Temple ▁in ▁Mad ur ai ▁and ▁Nella ia pp ar ▁Temple ▁in ▁Tir un el vel i ▁were ▁built ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁the ▁P andy as . ▁ ▁Nella ia pp ar ▁Temple ▁ ▁Nella ia pp ar ▁Temple ▁is ▁a ▁H indu ▁temple ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁de ity ▁Sh iva , ▁located ▁in ▁Tir un el vel i , ▁built ▁by ▁P andy as ▁and ▁the ▁san ct ums ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁were ▁constructed ▁by ▁N ind r ase er ▁Ned um aran ▁who ▁re igned ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century . ▁The ▁man i ▁mand ap am ▁with ▁its ▁famous ▁musical ▁pill ar ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Later ▁P andy as ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Nella ia pp ar ▁temple ▁is ▁spread ▁over ▁ 1 4 ▁acres . ▁The ▁g op ur am ▁of ▁this ▁temple ▁is ▁ 8 5 0 ▁feet ▁long ▁and ▁ 7 5 6 ▁feet ▁wide . ▁Sang ili ▁Mand ap am ▁built ▁on ▁ 1 6 4 7 ▁by ▁v ad am al ai y appa ▁pill ay an ▁connect s ▁the ▁G anth im ath i ▁Am man ▁and ▁Nella iy app ar ▁tem ples . ▁From ▁the ▁ins cri ptions ▁of ▁K ul ase kk ara ▁P and i yan ▁we ▁learn ▁that ▁he ▁defeated