Airavatesvara Temple is a Hindu temple built by King Rajaraja Chola II in 12th Century. The temple is situated in a small town called Darasuram near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu and it is also recognized as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Lord Siva is known as Airavatesvara in this temple. It is said that Airavata, , the white elephant of the king of gods, Indra, worshipped Lord Shiva to get cured while suffering from a change of colour curse from Sage Durvasa. Airavata got its colour back by bathing in the sacred waters of this temple. From this event, the temple and the presiding deity derived its name.
This temple is the finest example of Dravidian Architecture. That has got a lot of decorated pillars and walls which are adorned with the images of NagaRaja, The King of snakes and Dhakshinamurthy (The Lord facing south) and Lord Shiva with exquisite details.Airavatesvara Temple is an archetypal pattern of Cholas Art and Architectures.
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