Vettuvan Koil Temple Spectacular Monolith Dedicated To Lord Shiva And Built By Pandya Dynasty

Angela Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – Vettuvan Koil (“heaven of sculptors” or “the temple of slayer”) is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, the most popular deity of the Hindu pantheon and associated with many areas of life.

Vettuvan Koil Temple built in the 8th century and dedicated to Lord Shiva. Image credit: wikimi

Vettuvan Koil is a rock-cut Hindu temple whose lower part has never been finished, while the upper portion has been completed with more than 120 beautiful and intricate sculptures.

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