Ilango Mutharaiyar



Ilango Mutharaiyar or Ko Ilango Mutharaiyar, also known as Videl Vidugu Ilangovathi Mutharaiyan, was the last ruler of the Mutharaiyar dynasty (610 AD-851 AD).

Temples
Vijayalaya choleeswaram



Narthamalai is 35 km from Trichy on the Pudukkottai - Trichy Highway. There can be seen one of the oldest rock-cut temples built by Ilango Mutharaiyar, which was later rebuilt by Vijayalaya Chola, known as Vijayalaya Choleeswaram. The temple is dedicated to Shiva. There are also two rock-cut caves, one of which has 12 life-size sculptures of Vishnu. The temple is maintained and administered by the Archaeological Survey of India as a protected monument.

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Keezhathaniyam temple
Mutharaiyar was responsible for the construction of a temple at Keezhathaniyam, about 29 km from Pudukkottai. Known as Uthamadhaneeswarar, it is dedicated to Shiva.