ith s ▁and ▁sculpt ures . ▁These ▁V ij ay an ag ara ▁sculpt ures ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁ones ▁present ▁in ▁Sound ar ar aj aper um al ▁Temple , ▁Th ad ik om bu , ▁Kr ish nap ur am ▁V enk at ach al ap ath y ▁temple , ▁S riv illi put h ur ▁Div ya ▁Des am ▁and ▁Al agar ▁Ko y il . ▁The ▁G op ur am ▁of ▁the ▁tower ▁is ▁over ▁ 1 0 0   ft . ▁in ▁height . ▁The ▁temple ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁Mand ap am , ▁with ▁the ▁hall ▁supported ▁by ▁car ved ▁stone ▁pill ars ▁of ▁drag ons , ▁horses ▁and ▁y alis ▁( l ion ▁like ▁creature ). ▁ ▁The ▁Mad ur ai ▁and ▁Tan jav ur ▁N ay aks ▁made ▁great ▁contributions ▁to ▁architect ural ▁style , ▁the ▁main ▁characteristics ▁of ▁the ▁style ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁being ▁the ▁elaborate ▁mand ap as ▁of ▁the ▁" h undred - p illa red " ▁and ▁" th ous and - p illa red " ▁types , ▁the ▁high ▁g op ur ams ▁with ▁st u cco ▁stat ues ▁on ▁the ▁surface ▁and ▁the ▁long ▁cor rid ors . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁tem ples ▁representing ▁this ▁style ▁are : ▁▁ ▁The ▁Rang an ath a ▁temple ▁at ▁S rir ang am ▁– ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁en clos ures ; ▁ ▁The ▁temple ▁at ▁R ames war am ▁– ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁long ▁cor rid ors ;