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The earliest inscription on the Ramanathasvami temple at Tirurameswaram is of the seventeenth year of Sundara Chola - 974 CE. A similar date for the temple is supported by fabric, style and by the typology of the image. Reference: M.W. Meister and M.A. Dhaky, 1963, p.181.

Ramanathesvara temple, Esalam, Tamil NaduThe Ramanathesvara temple at Esalam is a fine one storeyed superstructure (ektala vimana) with a square body, bhadra projections and with circular neck (griva), crowning cupola (sikhara) and metal finial (stupi). Stylistically this temple belongs to the period of Rajaraja I (985 – 1014 CE) though there aren't any contemporary inscriptions. References: M.W. Meister and M.A. Dhaky, 1963, p. 228.

Ramesvaram complex, Kollam, Kerala

Ramjan Mosque, Adoni, AP

Randamurty Bhagavati complex, Thiruvalathur

Rani Ki Chattri and Tank at Ballabhgarh, Faridabad district of Haryana, is a late Mughal-period cenotaph dated to around 1818 CE and commissioned by the widow of Anrudh Singh, Raja of Ballabhgarh. Constructed of brick and lime mortar with buff-coloured sandstone, the monument is maintained by the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Haryana.