File:Hindu temple Airavateshwara dedicated to Shiva at Darasuram Kumbakonam Tamil Nadu India 2014.jpg

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Airavatesvara Temple is a Hindu temple of Dravidian architecture located in the town of Darasuram, near Kumbakonam in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This temple, built by Rajaraja Chola II in the 12th century CE is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the Brihadeeswara Temple at Thanjavur, the Gangaikondacholisvaram Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram that are referred to as the Great Living Chola Temples.

Le sanctuaire du temple d’Airavateshwara à Darasuram, vu du coté sud-ouest avec sa tour pyramidale (vimana) construite au-dessus du Garbha griha (Sreekovil) où se trouve le Lingam. Les hindous peuvent accéder au sanctuaire par l'escalier métallique

Le temple est entourée d'une galerie à portique.

Les grands temples vivants de la dynastie des Chola, classés sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO, datent des XIe et XIIe siècles, ce sont : le temple de Brihadisvara de Thanjavur, le temple de Brihadisvara de Gangaikondacholisvaram et le temple d’Airavatesvara (Airavateshwara) de Darasuram. Ils sont situés dans l'Etat du Tamil Nadu en Inde du sud.

Ces temples, caractéristiques de l'art dravidien médiéval tardif, témoignent des brillantes réalisations de l’ère Chola en architecture, peinture, sculpture et statuaire en bronze.

Le temple d’Airavatesvara, érigé par Rajaraja II (1150-1175) à Darasuram, comporte un vimana de 24 m, il est dédié à Shiva. Le complexe du temple d’Airavatesvara a été entièrement construit en une seule fois, sans que des structures soient ajoutées ultérieurement, et il a gardé sa forme originelle. Comme les autres temples, il possède de nombreuses sculptures d'une grande qualité (extraits du site de l'UNESCO)
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