About Temple

Darasuram Sri Airavatheeswarar Temple Tarasuram is a town located on the south bank of the Arisilaru, southwest of Kumbakonam city in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu. A vast lawn, the Swami and Amman shrines with separate shrines in the middle, and the renovated Motta Gopuram to the east are the exterior features of the world-famous Airavadeeswarar Temple. It has been designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Tamil Nadu art works are unique in the history of Indian art. This temple is the only evidence of the entire Tamil Nadu artworks. King of the Chola Empire was Rajarasana. From AD 1146 to 1163, he ruled in an excellent manner with Guru Sekjhar and Ottakootha as teachers. The king, who was very fond of the great legend Tiruthondapurana composed by his father Kulothungan II (1133-1150 AD) during the reign of his father Kulothungan II (AD 1133-1150), wanted to visualize the entire... View