▁is ▁hence ▁covered ▁during ▁the ▁festiv als . ▁ ▁Ch ola ▁architecture ▁▁ ▁The ▁Ch ola ▁k ings ▁ruled ▁from ▁AD ▁( 8 4 8 – 1 2 8 0 ) ▁and ▁included ▁Raj ar aja ▁Ch ola ▁I ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁Raj endra ▁Ch ola ▁who ▁built ▁tem ples ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁B ri h adesh var a ▁Temple ▁of ▁Th an jav ur ▁and ▁B ri h adesh var a ▁Temple ▁of ▁G anga ik onda ▁Ch ol ap ur am , ▁the ▁A ira v ates var a ▁Temple ▁of ▁Dar as ur am ▁and ▁the ▁Sar ab es w ara ▁( Sh iva ▁) Tem ple , ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁K amp ah ares war ar ▁Temple ▁at ▁Th ir ub hu van am , ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁tem ples ▁being ▁located ▁near ▁K umb ak on am . ▁The ▁first ▁three ▁among ▁the ▁above ▁four ▁tem ples ▁are ▁titled ▁Great ▁Living ▁Ch ola ▁Tem ples ▁among ▁the ▁UN ES CO ▁World ▁Heritage ▁S ites . ▁ ▁The ▁Ch olas ▁were ▁pro l ific ▁temple ▁build ers ▁right ▁from ▁the ▁times ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁king ▁V ij ay al aya ▁Ch ola ▁after ▁whom ▁the ▁ec lect ic ▁chain ▁of ▁V ij ay al aya ▁Ch oz his var am ▁temple ▁near ▁N art t am al ai ▁exists . ▁ ▁These ▁are ▁the ▁earliest ▁spec imen ▁of ▁D rav id ian ▁tem ples ▁under ▁the ▁Ch olas . ▁ ▁His ▁son ▁Ad ity a ▁I ▁built ▁several ▁tem