The Colas c35.52

c35.52

In front of the *agramaṇḍapa* is a small *nandi* shrine and a *balipīṭha* showing the early characteristics of the Tanjore style in square pilasters and bevel and tenon corbels, but with flights of steps and balustrades of a definitely later epoch. In the court to the north of the *mahāmaṇḍapa* is the shrine of Caṇḍeśvara with features very similar to those of the corresponding member in Tanjore and Gaṅgaikoṇḍa-cōḷapuram. Round the court is a peristylar pillared cloister coeval with the main temple and containing six subshrines now traceable along its length.