7612 - Kodumbalur Moovar Temple
The Muvar-koil (‘temple-of-three’) is a beautiful temple of Chozha period, built by the Irukkuvel chief Bhuthi-vikrama-kesari. As per a foundation inscription on south wall of the north-most temple, he built these three Siva shrines, one on his own behalf and, the other two on behalf of his wives, Karrali and Varaguna.
The Silappadikaram, describes Kodumbalur as a prosperous town, situated on the highway connecting Madurai and Uraiyur (Tiruchirappalli). In the 8th century it figures as a battlefield in which Pandyan king Rajasimha defeated Pallava king Nandivarman. Subsequently Kodumbalur was the political centre of the Irukkuvel’s, a powerful chief ally of the Cholas in the 9th-10th centuries. It seems to have been an important commercial centre from pre-9th century as the Manigramam, an early type of trade guild is found active here.
7612 - Kodumbalur Moovar Temple
The Muvar-koil (‘temple-of-three’) is a beautiful temple of Chozha period, built by the Irukkuvel chief Bhuthi-vikrama-kesari. As per a foundation inscription on south wall of the north-most temple, he built these three Siva shrines, one on his own behalf and, the other two on behalf of his wives, Karrali and Varaguna.
The Silappadikaram, describes Kodumbalur as a prosperous town, situated on the highway connecting Madurai and Uraiyur (Tiruchirappalli). In the 8th century it figures as a battlefield in which Pandyan king Rajasimha defeated Pallava king Nandivarman. Subsequently Kodumbalur was the political centre of the Irukkuvel’s, a powerful chief ally of the Cholas in the 9th-10th centuries. It seems to have been an important commercial centre from pre-9th century as the Manigramam, an early type of trade guild is found active here.