There is a set books on tanjore and kerala temples by Baranidharan. Thiruththala Perumai - Tanjai koilgal (4 parts) Kerala Aalayangal Publisher Kalaignan Pathippagam, T. Nagar Chennai. Some of the temples listed here have been renovated. Sampath
Dear Vardhini, I'll vouch for the usefulness of the S. R. Balasubrahmanyam books. I own 'Early Chola Temples', Orient Longman, '71. It's a 'bible'. Good old photos, too. Hope you can get hold of it. Kathie
I would very much like a list of 10th century & older, P, P & C temples. They seem to have the finest sculpture, in my opinion, earlier the better ( so also, whether or not they have extant murthis ) Kathie ps does anyone have photos of the giant ganas - I think they are below the cave garbhagrha - kind of sunk down, Thiruparankundram? One is supposedly very auspicions.