Tiruchirappalli, TamilNadu

Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) is known as the "City of Ancient Temples". The medieval history of Tiruchirappalli begins with the reign of the Pallava king Mahendravarman I who ruled over South India in the 6th century AD. Mahendravarman constructed the cave-temples within the Rockfort. Following the demise of the Pallavas in the eighth century AD, Tiruchirappalli was conquered by the Medieval Cholas who ruled till the 13th century AD.Tiruchirappalli has a number of historical Hindu temples and fortresses. Most of the Hindu temples, including the Rockfort temples, the Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam, the Jambukeswarar Temple at Thiruvanaikkaval, the Samayapuram Mariamman Temple, the Erumbeeswarar Temple and the temples in Urayur, are built in the Dravidian style of architecture. The Ranganathaswamy Temple and Jambukeswarar Temple often being counted among the best examples of this style.The Nawab's palace, The Upper Anaicut constructed by Sir Arthur Cotton[and the world's oldest functional dam and The Grand Anaicut are some of the other important structures in Tiruchirappalli.

Sreerangam Temple

Sreerangam Temple

Sreerangam Temple

Sreerangam Temple

Sreerangam Temple

Sreerangam Temple

Sreerangam Temple

Sreerangam Temple

Sreerangam Temple

Sreerangam Temple

Sreerangam Temple

Sreerangam Temple

Thivanakoil Temple

Thivanakoil Temple

Thivanakoil Temple

Thivanakoil Temple

Thivanakoil Temple

Uchipillayar(Rock Fort) Temple

Uchipillayar(Rock Fort) Temple

Uchipillayar(Rock Fort) Temple

Uchipillayar(Rock Fort) Temple

Sreerangam Temple

                                                                                         Uchipillayar(Rock Fort) Temple