Arakandanallur is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The place is known for the historic Atulya Nadheswarar Temple built in rock-cut architecture on a small hillock.
Atulya Nadheswarar Temple (Tamil: அதுல்யநாதேஸ்வரர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Arakandanallur in Thirukoilur taluk, a town panchayat in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped...
Tirukoilur also spelt as Tirukkoyilur or Tirukovilur (Originally called as Koval, Kovalur or Tirukovalur ) is a Town and the Headquarters of Tirukoilur taluk in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, India. This town is located on the southern bank of...
Tamil Nadu has a large number of Rock-cut monuments, including cave temples, mandapas, and shrines carved directly into natural rock formations. The state is home to at least 107 known rock-cut monuments. These monuments date mainly from the early...
Nagar Panchayat (Tamil: Perooratchi) is an urban administrative body in the local administration in Tamil Nadu. It incorporates areas which are in transition form rural to urban, and are categorised below the municipalities. Tamil Nadu was the first...
Indian rock-cut architecture is more various and found in greater abundance in that country than any other form of rock-cut architecture around the world. Rock-cut architecture is the practice of creating a structure by carving it out of solid...
Shiva temples are Hindu temples with shrines of Shiva, one of Hinduism's principal deities. It is estimated that there are over 260 Shiva temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Kandachipuram taluk is one of the 9 taluks of Viluppuram district, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.