Jayankondam

Jayankondam lies in the Chola country of Tamil Nadu, close to the former royal city of Gangaikonda Cholapuram. Rajendra I founded that city and its great Shiva temple in the eleventh century to commemorate his northern victories. The temple’s towering sanctuary endured after the Chola court ceased to rule from the city. Jayankondam and neighbouring Udayarpalayam stand within the cultivated country surrounding this remarkable monument of Chola power.