From the fifth to the ninth century,a variety of dravidian temple styles emerged ,first during the chalukya erav see aihole,badami,and pattadakal,and subsequently during the pallava era see mamallapuram and other monuments.after there

 After the cholas became the dominant  Dynasty from 850 and 1280.early chola times saw little focus on architecture and more on maintaining their geographical borders.the chola empire gave rise to element like the multiple columns with projecting square capitals in the tenth century according to George Michelle this was the beginning of the new chola style .in terms of scale and intricacy the brihadeshwara temple ,constructed between 1003and1010,is the most complete example of this South Indian style 

One more perspective on the entry the sanctuary points towards the east ,and once had a water channel around it .this has been topped off .the sustained wall presently goes this canal.the two wall have luxurious door called the gopurams .these are produced using stone and show entablasture.the primary doors are on the east side.the first is know as the keralankan.the king Raja Raja who constructed it was known by the keralatakan.around a 100 meters (300ft) ahead is the inward patio gopuram called the rajarajan tiruvasal.this is more enriched than the keralantakan tiruvasal,for example,with its adhishthanam  help work describing scene from the puranas and other hindu text

Internal eastern gopuram prompts a huge yard,in which the sanctums are undeniably endorsed to east west and north west cardinal headings.the complex can be placed either on one hub through a five story gopuram.  the main temple related monuments and the great tower are in the middle of this courtyard.smaller shrines ,most of which are aligned axially ,surround the main Shiva temple.the gopuram at the main entrance is 30 meters tall, making it smaller than the vinama.these are devoted to his wife parvathi,his sons murugan andGanesha,nandhi,varahi,karuvurdeva (the guru of Raja Rajan cholan)chandeshvara and natarajan.the nandhi mandapam features a single bull seated in front of the sanctum.in the middle between them are step prompting a lined patio and local area meeting lobby,then,at that point,an internal mandapa interfacing with the pradakshina patha ,or circumambulation way. The nandhi (bull) confronting the mukh mandapam weighs around 25 tonnes .it is made of a sollitary stones and it is made of a solitary stones and is around 2 m in level, 6 m long and 2.5 m in width.the pictures of nandi is a solid one and is one of the biggest in the country