Details the Pallava temple in Kanchipuram, one of the seven prime pilgrimage areas in India. Describes the temple's architecture and history.

Offers a Chola history, photographs of the temples, and descriptions of their construction, layout, corridors, and inscriptions.

Offers a history of the Cholas, and describes the Brihadeeswar Temple, Gangaikonda Choleswarar, Airavateeswara and Kambahareswarar temples.

Describes the Tamil temple and its Agamic influence. Details the temple's mammoth bas relief of Ganesha, and its 13th century inscriptions.

Describes the major periods of temple building including Dravidian, Pandya, and Vijayanagar styles. Offers an index of important temples.