▁of ▁South ▁India ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁And h ra ▁and ▁North ▁India . ▁ ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁Sri ▁Rang an ath as w amy ▁Temple ▁in ▁S rir ang am , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁biggest ▁temple ▁in ▁India ▁(** ) ▁and ▁the ▁Ch id amb aram ▁N atar aj ar ▁Temple ▁( though ▁originally ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Pal lav as ▁but ▁possibly ▁seized ▁from ▁the ▁Ch olas ▁of ▁the ▁pre - Christ ian ▁era ▁when ▁they ▁ruled ▁from ▁Kan chi ) ▁were ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁tem ples ▁patron ized ▁and ▁expanded ▁by ▁the ▁Ch olas ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁times ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁Ch ola ▁King ▁Ad ity a ▁I , ▁these ▁two ▁tem ples ▁have ▁been ▁ha iled ▁in ▁ins cri ptions ▁as ▁the ▁tut el ary ▁de ities ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ola ▁Kings . ▁ ▁Temple ▁shr ine ▁on ▁the ▁K ones war am ▁temple ▁prom ont ory ▁extrem ity ▁and ▁the ▁K ethe es war am ▁temple ▁and ▁Mun nes war am ▁temple ▁comp ounds ▁contained ▁tall ▁g op ur am ▁to wers ▁by ▁Ch ola ▁rule ▁of ▁Tr in com ale e , ▁Mann ar , ▁P utt al am ▁and ▁Ch id amb aram ' s ▁expansion ▁that ▁es cal ated ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁those ▁syn cret ic ▁latter ▁styles ▁of ▁D rav id ian ▁architecture ▁seen ▁across ▁the ▁continent ▁p ict ured . ▁ ▁Of ▁course , ▁the ▁two ▁B ri had is var a ▁Tem ples ▁at ▁Th an jav ur ▁and ▁G anga