Sembiyan Mahadevi, a 10th-century Chola queen, reshaped Hinduism through temple patronage and art. Her vision turned Nataraja into the most iconic symbol of Shiva.

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One of the most distinguishing features of the Chola Empire was their comfort with diversity. Instead of replacing existing ...

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In the 10th century, the prominence of Chola queens has no parallel anywhere in the subcontinent. But even then, the temples that she’s choosing are very intelligent— they’re in the frontier regions ...

Chola royal women practically disappeared from the historical record from the early ... In one weird and tragic case, a man agreed to donate a lamp to his local temple because his wife had thrown a ...

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The Chola kings, who ruled from before the Common Era until the 13th century, were long gone by the 17th century, when the ...

And you can very often see this push and pull between local power centers and royalty happening through temples. To me, really one of the most fascinating sub-periods of the Chola period is the ...

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CHENNAI: One of the most distinguishing features of the Chola Empire was their comfort with diversity. Instead of replacing existing cultures after conquest, the Cholas added a new layer to them which ...