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| • | Nayak period
(16th-18th centuries) |
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| • | Dual shrines
dedicated to Siva (known locally as |
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| Sundaresvara,
“Handsome One,” and Minakshi “Fish-Eyed |
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| One” |
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| • | Hall of thousand
pillars |
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| • | Gopuras
(gate): S was built by a wealthy landowner (197 |
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| feet) is covered
with over 1500 plaster figures of gods and |
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| demons |
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