{"id":16521,"date":"2026-07-15T04:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in\/JAARD\/?page_id=16521"},"modified":"2026-09-04T10:53:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T10:53:57","slug":"paper-3-vol-4-no-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in\/JAARD\/paper-3-vol-4-no-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper 3 Vol. 4 No. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16521\" class=\"elementor elementor-16521\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-310728e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"310728e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c8a4e1\" data-id=\"5c8a4e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864e1c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thim-ekits-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"864e1c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-ekits-breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thim-ekit-breadcrumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\tHome\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a71066f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a71066f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94b33f6\" data-id=\"94b33f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13567c elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"d13567c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading \"><h3 class=\"title\">Architectural Historiography of the Airavatesvara Temple: Revisiting Chola Heritage through Epigraphic and Cultural Narratives<\/h3><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8029dac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8029dac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da39f20\" data-id=\"da39f20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c21552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c21552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>July 2026, Vol. 4, No. 2, Issue\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8194564 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8194564\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60efb26\" data-id=\"60efb26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a5480 elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"08a5480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading \"><h3 class=\"title\">Author(s)<\/h3><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bace508 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bace508\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-944be6c\" data-id=\"944be6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3ae0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a3ae0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>K. Selva Kumar (PG and Research Department of Indian Culture and Tourism, Government Arts College(Autonomous), Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu)<\/p><p>Dr. S. Thangaraju (PG and Research Department of Indian Culture and Tourism, Government Arts College(Autonomous), Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccf28cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccf28cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fafc2ae\" data-id=\"fafc2ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a04b2b elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"6a04b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading \"><h3 class=\"title\">Abstract<\/h3><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33d0d02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33d0d02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85346dd\" data-id=\"85346dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a16d9c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a16d9c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram is widely regarded as one of the most refined creations of Later Chola architecture and sacred artistic imagination. Constructed during the reign of Rajaraja II in the twelfth century CE, the monument reflects the maturity of Chola artistic traditions and religious patronage. This article revisits the historiography of Chola temple heritage by closely examining the epigraphic, architectural, and cultural materials associated with Darasuram. Drawing extensively from the works of C. Sivaramamurti, S.R. Balasubrahmanyam, S.R. Krishnamurthi, and G.J.R. Mevissen, the paper investigates the historical evolution of Darasuram within the political and cultural environment of the Chola state. While earlier scholarship largely concentrated on monumental architecture and stylistic classification, less attention has been paid to ritual continuity, sacred geography, inscriptional traditions, and cultural memory surrounding the temple. Through historical interpretation of inscriptions, temple iconography, mythological friezes, and cultural traditions, this article situates Darasuram within broader debates concerning Tamil heritage, sacred kingship, and UNESCO heritage discourse. The paper concludes that Darasuram should be interpreted not merely as a static archaeological monument but as a dynamic cultural institution that integrated religion, administration, economy, literature, music, sculpture, and social life during the Chola period.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a655fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a655fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f77ec6f\" data-id=\"f77ec6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dc6e3c elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"9dc6e3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading \"><h3 class=\"title\">Keywords<\/h3><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a36f093 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a36f093\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a453d1\" data-id=\"2a453d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-677ce62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"677ce62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chola Heritage, Airavatesvara Temple, Architectural Historiography, Epigraphy, Sacred Landscape, Living Heritage<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4270687 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4270687\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1e54bc\" data-id=\"b1e54bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f28a3 elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"e9f28a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading \"><h3 class=\"title\">DOI :<\/h3><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a900f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a900f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Published:<\/strong> 31st July 2026<br \/><strong>Received:<\/strong> 22nd May 2026<br \/><strong>Accepted:<\/strong> 30th June 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8036ed8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8036ed8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f1a7e4\" data-id=\"0f1a7e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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