page_title: Dhenupureeswarar Temple (Madambakkam)
section_title: Construction
hierarchical_section_title: Dhenupureeswarar Temple (Madambakkam) / Construction
caption_attribution_description: English: Nandhi statue at Thenupureeswarar koil at Madambakkam near Tambaram. Tamil:மாடம்பாக்கம் தேனுபுரீசுவரர் கோயிற் சுவர் மீதமைந்துள்ள நந்தி சிலை.
context_page_description: Dhenupureeswarar Temple, is located in Madambakkam near Tambaram, Chennai. Dhenupureeswarar is the local name for the Hindu deity Shiva.
context_section_description: The temple was built during the reign of the Chola king, Parantaka Chola II, father of Raja Raja Chola I, who constructed the famous Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur. The main sanctum (Sanskrit: garbha griha), like some other Chola temples in and around Chennai, is apsidal in shape (Sanskrit: gajaprishta vimana) (also described as shaped like the back of a sleeping elephant), unlike most Hindu shrines, which are square or rectangular.
  The temple is thought to have been consolidated with stones during the reign of Kulothunga Chola I.
  Well-preserved Chola sculptures and carved pillar bases are present in and around both sanctums.
  A number of fine inscriptions and sculptures dating to the Vijayanagara Empire are also preserved.
caption: Nandi statue
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