# List of Solesvara temples

Chola kings and emperors :
Early CholasEllalan205 BCE– c. 161 BCEKulakkottanIlamchetchenniKarikalaNedunkilliNalankilliKillivalavanKopperuncholanKochchengananPerunarkilli :
Interregnum (c. 200 – c. 848 CE) :
Medieval Cholas Vijayalaya 848–871? Aditya I 871–907 Parantaka I 907–955 Rajaditya Chola 935–949 Gandaraditya 949–962 Arinjaya 955–956 Parantaka II (Sundara) 950–980 Aditya II (Karikala) 966–971 Uttama 971–987 Rajaraja I 985–1014 Rajendra I 1012–1044 Rajadhiraja 1018–1054 Rajendra II 1051–1063 Rajamahendra 1060–1063 Virarajendra 1063–1070 Athirajendra 1067–1070 :
Later Cholas Kulothunga I 1070–1120 Vikrama 1118–1135 Kulothunga II 1133–1150 Rajaraja II 1146–1173 Rajadhiraja II 1166–1178 Kulothunga III 1178–1218 Rajaraja III 1216–1256 Rajendra III 1246–1279 :
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Related dynasties Telugu Chodas of Andhra Chodagangas of Kalinga Nidugal Cholas of Karnataka Rajahnate of Cebu Rajahnate of Sanmalan :
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The Choleswarar temples were constructed by the Chola kings. Several of these temples are included in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Great Living Chola Temples.
| Place | Name | Built By | Built in honor of | Misc |
| Aragalur | Cholesvara | | | |
| Sengalipuram | Nistulaambikaa | | | in Tiruvarur District |
| Mannargudi | Choleswarar | | | in Pattakara St, Mannargudi, Tiruvarur District. (Chitragupta having separate Sannithi) |
| Tippirajapuram | Vikrama Choleswarar | | | near Kumbakonam |
| Gangaikonda Cholapuram | Gangaikonda-Choleswarar | Rajendra Chola I | | |
| Mallasamudram | Choleswarar | | | Mallasamudram |
| Bhatkal | Choleswarar | | | |
| Sangramanallur | Choleswarar | | | (Kolumam), UdumalaipettaiIndia |
| Periyakottai | Choleswarar | | | |
| Narttamalai | Choleswarar | Vijayalaya | | |
| Thanjavur | Brihadisvara Temple | Rajaraja Chola I | | It was named as Rajarajesvaram/Peruvudaiyar kovil |
| Arrur | Arinjisvara | Rajaraja Chola I | Arinjaya Chola | near Melpadi, Vellore tomb shrine for grandfather |
| Tiruchirapalli | Vijaya Choleswara | | Vijayalaya Chola | |
| Begur | Panchalingeswarar | | | (Panchalingas - Nageswara, Kaleswara, Naga- reswara, Karneswara and Choleswara.) |
| Aranthangi | Rajendra Choleswara | | Rajendra Chola | |
| Sholinghur | Choleswarar | | | Natural lingam |
| Bhatkal | Choleswara | | | Khetapayya Narayana, Joshi Shankarnarayana |
| Kalandai | Adityesvara | | Aditya I | |
| Ponnamaravathi | Rajendracholisvara | | | Pudukkottai District |
| Tirappur | Choleswaram Udaiyar | | | Pudukkottai District |
| Motupalle | Chola | | | Andhra Pradesh |
| Tholudur | Maduranthaka | | | Cuddalore district, Uththama Chola |
| Karnataka | Cholachgudi old | | | |
| Samathur | Chozheeswarar Alayam | | | |
| Vellakovil | Choleeswarar koil | | | In Tiruppur district. |
| Kannapuram | Vikram Choleeswarar koil | | | Near Olappalayam, Vellakoil in Tiruppur district. |
Other Shiva temples built by Chola:
* Sundaresvara temple at Tirukattalai (Aditya I)
* Komganatha temple at Srinivasanallur (Parantaka I)
* Airavateswara temple at Darasuram (Rajaraja Chola II)
* Kamaparharesvara temple at Tirubuvanam (Kulothunga Chola III)
* Choleeswaram temple at Kantalai (Raja Raja Chola I)
Similar to Solesvara, there are number of temples in praise of the Pandiya kings and they are called Pandisvara.