South India and her Muhammadan Invaders c8.s1.3

c8.s1.3

¹ The identification of this Rājarājēśvara is not quite beyond a doubt yet. Tanjore is known by that name. The Epigraphist, Mr. Krishna Sastri, identifies it with the Airāvatesvara temple at Dārāsuram, as it is called, near Kumbakonam. This seems quite likely. If so the sculptures in the temple will throw a great deal of light upon Śaiva history. There are images of the several Adiyārs and devotees of Śiva each one with a label giving the name. Some of these latter remain written, but yet uncarved.