Siva Devale temples

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The Siva Devale temples are a group of ancient Hindu shrines in the medieval city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, dedicated primarily to the god Shiva and notable for their Chola-period South Indian architectural style.

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Label Occurrences
Siva Devale No. 2 1
Siva Devale temples canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple complex ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
religious building ⓘ
access open to visitors ⓘ
approximateEndDate 13th century ⓘ
approximateStartDate 11th century ⓘ
architecturalStyle Chola-period South Indian style ⓘ
Dravidian architecture ⓘ
associatedDeity Ganesha ⓘ
Murugan ⓘ
Parvati ⓘ
associatedWithCommunity Tamil Hindus ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Chola Empire ⓘ
linked to: Chola dynasty
builtDuring Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ
category Archaeological monuments in Polonnaruwa District ⓘ
Hindu temples in Polonnaruwa ⓘ
conservationStatus protected monument ⓘ
countryCapitalNearest Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ⓘ
countryHistoricPeriod Medieval Sri Lanka ⓘ
culture Chola ⓘ
linked to: Chola dynasty
dedicatedTo Shiva ⓘ
function pilgrimage site ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ
governingBody Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka ⓘ
hasPart Siva Devale No. 1 ⓘ
Siva Devale No. 2 ⓘ
linked to: Siva Devale temples

other smaller Siva shrines in Polonnaruwa ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn Polonnaruwa ⓘ
locatedInCountry Sri Lanka ⓘ
locatedInProvince North Central Province ⓘ
locatedInRegion Central plains of Sri Lanka ⓘ
locatedNear Quadrangle of Polonnaruwa ⓘ
Royal Palace complex of Polonnaruwa ⓘ
materialUsed granite ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nearestMajorCity Polonnaruwa town ⓘ
notableFor South Indian Dravidian architectural features ⓘ
evidence of Hindu presence in Polonnaruwa ⓘ
well-preserved stone construction ⓘ
partOf Ancient City of Polonnaruwa ⓘ
primaryDeity Shiva lingam ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Ancient City of Polonnaruwa ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Polonnaruwa → hasPart → Siva Devale temples ⓘ
Siva Devale temples → hasPart → Siva Devale No. 2 ⓘ
linked to: Siva Devale temples