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Choleeswaram temple is a 10th-century Chola Dynasty Solesvara temple built in honour of emperor Raja Raja Chola I in Peraru, Kantalai, Trincomalee District.

Inscriptions found at the ruins of this temple relate to its establishment and connection to Trincomalee's ancient Koneswaram temple. It is made in Dravidian architecture of the Chola period.

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v t e Hindu temples in Sri Lanka
Pancha Ishwarams	Kethisvaram Konesvaram Munnesvaram Nagulesvaram Thennesvaram (Thondrisvaram)
Other Shiva Temples	East Thanthonrisvaram Adi Konesvaram Choleeswaram Jaffna Saddainathar
Pillayar Temples	Ariyalai Siddhivinayakar Manipay
Murugan Temples	Kathirkamam Nallur Kandaswamy Maviddapuram Thirukkovil Ukanthamalai
Amman Temples	Nainativu Nagapushani Trinco Badrakali Mutwal Mahakali Nuwara Eliya Sita Thambiluvil Kannaki Udappu Draupadi
Vishnu Temples & others	Vallipuram Vishnu

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