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Fig. 10. Koranganātha temple, from south-west, Śrīnivāsanallūr, Tiruchirapalli District. Larger than the temples noticed above, but has a combination of elements found in them. Here is found a repetition of the ground floor in the first floor. Above this are the *kōṣṭhas*, *śālās* and also *pañjaras* which occur for the first time here. Square *śikhara* on the summit with arched niches on its sides. Beautiful sculptures adorn the niches in both the tiers. Tier repetition here is an anticipation of the same feature in the famous temples at Tanjore and Gaṅgaikoṇḍa-cōḻapuram. A *mahāmaṇḍapa* is attached in front. Like the Nāgēśvara temple, this also is found to rise from below ground level.