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[[File:Uthamadhaneeswarar temple.jpg|thumb|right|Uthamadhaneeswarar temple believed to have been built by Ilango Mutharaiyar - Keezhathaniyam]]<br />
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'''Ilango Mutharaiyar''' or '''Ko Ilango Mutharaiyar''' , also known as '''Videl Vidugu Ilangovathi Mutharaiyan''', was the last ruler of the [[Mutharaiyar Dynastry|Mutharaiyar dynasty]] (610 AD-851 AD).<ref>{{cite journal|title=PILC Journal of Dravidic Studies: PJDS.,|date=2002|volume=12|pages=94}}</ref>{{qn|date=March 2018}}. <br />
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==Temples==<br />
'''Vijayalaya choleeswaram'''<br />
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[[File:Vijayala choleswaram.png|thumb|Vijayala choleeswaram built by Ilango Mutharaiyar 825 AD]]<br />
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[[Narthamalai]] is {{convert|35|km|mi}} from [[Trichy]] on the Pudukkottai - Trichy Highway. There can be seen one of the oldest rock-cut temples built by Ilango Mutharaiyar, which was later rebuilt by Vijayalaya Chola, known as [[Vijayalaya Choleeswaram]]. The temple is dedicated to Shiva. There are also two rock-cut caves, one of which has 12 life-size sculptures of [[Vishnu]]. The temple is maintained and administered by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] as a protected monument.<br />
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== Keezhathaniyam temple ==<br />
Mutharaiyar was responsible for the construction of a temple at [[Keelathaniyam|Keezhathaniyam]], about {{convert|29|km}} from [[Pudukkottai]]. Known as Uthamadhaneeswarar, it is dedicated to [[Shiva]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/9th-century-temple-gets-facelift/article15211350.ece|title=9th century temple gets facelift|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-03-20|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Muthuraja]]<br />
*[[Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar]]<br />
*[[Kannappa Nayanar]]<br />
*[[Thirumangai Alvar]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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