• Prabhavathy. A
• Dr. K. M. Subramaniam

The village Thirunallur is lying on the southern bank of river Cauvery, located in Kumbakkonam taluk, Thanjavur District. Thirunallur is also known as Dakshina Kailasam. The place Nallur had its glorified antique history from the Sangam age which revealed through the literary evidences and archaeological sources such as lithic records and monuments. Tirugnana Sambanthar sang hymns in praise of the place as follows: “Narrum malarpoikai Nallur” “Nannum punnal veli Nallur” Thinna malarum Paiyumpozhillum vayalum sulntha thirunallur” This elucidates the prosperity and vicinity of the place. In the Chola lithic record the village was refer to “Panchavan Mahadevi Chaturvedimangalam” and “Nithavinotha Vada Nattu Nallur”. Presently the village is called as Nallur or Thirunallur. The village is adorned with Devara Siva sthala called Kalyana Sundaresar temple belongs to early Chola period. This temple was glorified by Tirugnana Sambanthar, Tirunavukkarasar (Appar) and Sundarar and Arunagirinathar. The temple had nearly twenty three epigraphs assigned to various dynasties viz Cholas, Hoysalas and Vijayanagar Period. This article will focus the significance of the place Thirunallur and brought the vestiges of this site to lime light.

"Vestiges of Thirunallur", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.212-216, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812229.pdf

"Vestiges of Thirunallur", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp212-216, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812229.pdf