Ilango Mutharaiyar

Ilango Mutharaiyar alias Videl Vidugu Ilangovathi Araiyan was the last ruler of Mutharaiyar Dynasty (610 AD – 851 AD).

Decline of Mutharaiyar Dynasty

Vijayalaya Chola conquered Thanjavur from Ilango Mutharaiyar in 851 AD. Ilango was a Pandya feudatory while Vijayalaya Pallava feudatory. He waged war in the east and captured Thanjavur and made it the capital city for the Chola dynasty.

Vijayala Choleeswaram

Vijayalaya choleeswaram

Vijayala Choleeswaram temple is located at Narthamalai in Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

This temple was built by Ilangovathi Araiyan in 825 AD. As per the Inscriptions found at the temple it was originally built by Sembudi ( Ilango Adi Araiyan ) and was damaged by heavy rain and was repaired and rebuild by Mallan Vithuman Mutharaiyar called Thennavan Tamil Adi Araiyan in 886 AD.

This temple is now called Vijayala Choleeswaram after the name Vijayalaya Chola, the imperial founder of Chola dynasty. This name was referred for the first time in 13th century inscription (Mara varman Sundarapandya inscription) and it has survived obscuring the fact that the temple was erected by the Mutharaiyars.

Uthamadhaneeswarar Temple^[1]

This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva situated at Keelathaniyam near Ponnamaravathi at Pudukkottai district. Here he is called by the name Uthamadhaneeswarar. This was built by Ko Ilango Mutharaiyar during 9th century AD during the same time another temple was also built for Uthamadhaneeswarar at Keeranur. The Mandabam and Shrine for Ambal was later constructed during Pandya era.

See also

• Muthuraja
• Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar
• Kalabhras
• Vijayalaya Choleeswaram

References

External links

• "9th century temple gets facelift - TAMIL NADU". The Hindu. 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2016-11-17.