A few details of this temple: Why in the news? Neglect has taken a heavy toll on the 1,300-year-old Pallava period paintings at Talagirishwara temple at Panamalai in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu.
About Talagirishwara Temple: It is located in Panamalai village of Viluppuram district in TamilNadu, India. It is constructed on an insignificant, small hill overlooking the Panamalai Lake. It was constructed by Pallava king Narasimhavarman II, popularly known as Rajasimha. Features This Seventh Century structure incorporates a Vimana that resembles that of Kailasanatha temple in Kanchipuram. The garbhagriha stocks a Dharalingam, and as in Pallava temples of that period, there is a Somaskanda section on the hindmost wall of the shrine. It includes an Ardhamandapam (partial Mandapam). The walls of the Ardhamandapam post panels of divinities, including Brahma with Saraswati and Vishnu with Lakshmi on either flank. The temple faces east and the garbhagriha is enclosed on all three sides by sub shrines. Some more sub shrines and a Maha Mandapam (a massive Mandapam) have been added in the later period to the structure. The Vimana is 3 layered and the high tier has also been rebuilt. The typical Pallava mark, pillars with crouching lions, is also found.
A negelected temple yet retains its intinsic beauty and the excellence of the Pallavas.