Solesvara

**சோழர் குலம்**
**Chola dynasty**
Chola Empire at the height of its power (c. 1050)
Official Language	Tamil
Capitals	Early Cholas: Poompuhar, Urayur, Medieval Cholas: Pazhaiyaarai, Thanjavur Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Government	Monarchy
Preceding state of Early Cholas	Unknown
Succeeding states	Pandyas, Hoysala
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List of Chola kings
Early Cholas
Ilamcetcenni · Karikala Chola
Nedunkilli · Nalankilli
Killivalavan · Kopperuncholan
Kocengannan · Perunarkilli
Interregnum (c.200-848)

Solesvara temple is in honor of Chola kings who are belivers of Shiva, the Hindu god.

Aragalur: Solesvaran Temple
Tippirajapuram, near Kumbakonam: Vikrama Solesvara Swami Temple,
Gangaikonda Cholapuram: Gangaikonda-solesvara Temple Rajendra Chola I
Kalipatti / Mallasamudram: Soleeshwaran temple
Bhatkal: Solesvara Temple
Sangramanallur, Udumalaipettai: Choleshwara temple
Periyakottai, Palani: Cholesvara temple
Narttamalai, Pudukkottai: Vijayalaya Cholesvara
Thanjavur: Rajarajesvara temple now called as Brihadeeswarar Temple
Arrur near Melpadi, Vellore: Rajaraja Chola I erected a Siva temple called Arinjisvara as a tomb-shrine in memory of his grandfather Arinjaya Chola.
Near Tiruchirapalli: Vijaya Choleswara Temple in honor of Vijayalaya Chola
Begur Panchalingeswara Temple (Panchalingas - Nageswara, Kaleswara, Naga- reswara, Karneswara and Choleswara.)
Rajendra Choleswara Arantangi
Sholinghur Natural lingam Choleswara or Sholeswara temple
bhatkal include Khetapayya Narayana, Joshi Shankarnarayana and Choleshwara.
Adityesvara at Kalandai
Sri Nisthulambika Sametha Sri Soleswara Swami temple, Sengalipuram in Tiruvarur District,
Rajendracholisvara Temple, Ponamaravathi, Pudukkottai District
Cholisvaram Udaiyar Temple, Tirappur, Pudukkottai District
Chola temple Motupalle, Andra Pradesh
Cholachgudi old temple - Karnataka