The present volume provides for the first time a detailed history of the Saiva Temple in Tiruvorriyur. It consists of eleven chapeters dealing with the origin and development of the temple in question, its management and administration, the worship and festivals associated with it, its Art, Architecture and Iconography, its role in the history of Saivism in South India, etc. It contains also seventy two illustrations and a detailed Bibliography. The volume is a significant contribution to the study of Saivite Art and Architecture in South India.
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