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TheCholeswarar temples were constructed by theChola kings. Several of these temples are included in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, theGreat Living Chola Temples.[1]
| Place | Name | Built By | Built in honor of | Year Built | Misc |
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| Aragalur | Cholesvara | ||||
| Sengalipuram | Nistulaambikaa | inTiruvarur District | |||
| Mannargudi | Choleswarar | inPattakara St, Mannargudi, Tiruvarur District. (Chitragupta having separate Sannithi) | |||
| Tippirajapuram | Vikrama Choleswarar | nearKumbakonam | |||
| 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 | nearMelpadi,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:
Similar to Solesvara, there are number of temples in praise of thePandiya kings and they are called Pandisvara.