Swamarg

Southern Gopuram (Raja Gopuram)

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admin district

Madurai

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condition state

UNDISPUTED

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construction year

Nayak period

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Historians say

The tallest of the temple's 14 gopurams at about 52 m over nine diminishing tiers, carrying more than 1,500 painted stucco figures arranged in narrative registers that retell Puranic and sthalapurana stories. Visible from several kilometres and the anchor of the city skyline.

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