The Airavateshwara temple at Darasuram was built by.

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The correct answer is Chola King Rajaraja-II .

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Airavateshwara temple

The Airavatesvara temple complex was built by Rajaraja II, at Darasuram
It features a 24-m vimana and a stone image of Shiva.
It was built by the Chola king Rajaraja II (1143-1173 AD.).
It is an example of the Dravidian style of architecture.
It is much smaller in size as compared to other Great Living Chola Temples.
The temple consists of a sanctum without a pradakshinapatha and axial mandapas.
The other three Great Living Chola Temples were included in the UNESCO Heritage list in 2004.
As per the inscriptions carved at the temple, Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagara empire visited it in 1516.

Additional Information

Rajaraja II was a Chola emperor who reigned from 1143 CE to 1173 CE. Rajaraja's reign began to show signs of the coming end of the dynasty.
Kulothunga III was a Chola emperor who ruled from 1178 to 1218 CE, after succeeding Rajadhiraja II.
Parantaka I was a Chola emperor who ruled for forty-eight years, annexing Pandya by defeating Rajasimhan II.
Nedum Cheralathan was a Chera ruler of early historic south India, contemporary to the Chola ruler Perunarkilli. He is the second known Chera ruler from the early Tamil literature and is praised in the Second Ten of Pathitruppaththu.