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Contents: Part-1: 1. Introduction. 2. Historical Setting. 3. The Architectural Milleu and Ethos. 4. The Sculptural Style and Idiom. 5. Lower Rock-cut Cave- temple, Tiruvellarai. 6. Unfinished Rock-cut Cave-temple, Tiruvellarai. 7. Siva Cave-temple, Tirunvellarai. 8. Siva Cave-temple, Tiruppainjili. 9. Vishnu Cave-temple, Malaiyatippati. 10. Siva(Vagidvara) Cave- temple, Malaiyatippati. 11. Parvatagirisvarar Cave- temple, Kunnandarkoyil. 12. Vishnu Cave-temple, Narttmalai. 13. Paliyili-Isvaram, Narttamalai. 14. Arivarkoyil (Jaina Cave- temple), Sittannavasal. 15. Unfinished Cave-temple, Mankuti. 16. Melaikkoyil (Tirumerrali) Cave-temple,Tirukokarnam. 17. Kokarnesvara Cave- temple, Tirukokarnam. 18. Siva Cave-temple, Tevarmalai. 19. Eastern Siva Cave- temple, Malaiyakkoyil. 20. Southern Siva Cave- temple, Malaiyakkoyil. 21. Satyagirisvara or Lower Cave-temple, Tirumayam. 22. Vishnu Cave-temple, Tirumayam. 23. Upper Siva Cave-temple, Tirumayam. 24. Siva Cave- temple,Kulalakkottaiyur. 25. Malaikkoluntesvara Cave-temple, Ayinkuti. 26. Pushpavanesvara Cave- temple, Puvalaikkuti. 27. Tirukkotunkunranathar Cave-temple, Piranmalai. 28. Siva(kakolanatha) Cave-temple, Tirukkolakkuti (Tirukkalakkuti). 29. Northern Cave-temple (Tirumalai Utaiya Mahadeva), Kunrakkuti. 30. Middle Cave-temple (Macileccuram), Kunrakkuti. 31. Southern Cave-temple, Kunrakkuti. 32. Siva Cave-temple, Makipalanpatti. 33. Karpaka Vinayakar Koyil, Pillaiyarpatti. 34. Siva Cave-temple, Aralippatti. 35. Minakshisundaresvarar Cave-temple, Tirumalai. 36. Ranganatha Cave- temple, Namakkal. 37. Narasimha Cave-temple, Namakkal. 38. Rock-cut Cave-temple, Tantonrimalai, Karur. Glossary.

Part- 2: 39. Itaicci Mandapam (Siva Cave-temple), Arittappatti. 40. Unfinished Cave-temple, Mankulam (Paraimalaiyan Ammanpatti). 41. Narasimha Cave-temple, Naracinkam (Anaimalai). 42. Subrahmanya Cave- temple(Ladankoyil), Naracinkam (Anaimalai). 43. Udayagiresvara Cave- temple, Kunnattur. 44. Asthagiresvara Cave- temple, Kunnattur. 45. Nilakantesvara Cave- temple, Kunnattur. 46. Subrahmanya Cave- temple Complex, Tirupparankunram. 47. Umaiyandar Cave- temple, Tirupparankunram. 48. Unfinished Cave-temple, Kuttampuntiyan Valacu. 49. Rock-cut Cave-temple (Pambalamman Koyil), Cevalpatti. 50. Ranganatha Cave- temple, Tiruttangal. 51. Durga Niche, Tiruttangal. 52. Rock-cut Cave-temple, Chokkalingapuram (M. Putuppatti. 53. Malaikkoluntesvara Koyil (Siva Cave-temple), Muvaraivenran. 54. Siva Cave-temple, Paraikkulam (Tirucculi). 55. Rock-cut Cave-temple, Tirumalapuram. 56. Unfinished Cave-temple, Tirumalapuram. 57. Kailasanatha Cave- temple, Virasikamani. 58. Rock-cut Cave-temple, Anaiyur (Vatikkottai). 59. Rock-cut Cave-temple Malaiyatikkuricci. 60. Pecciyamman Cave- temple, Peccipparai, Chokkampatti. 61. Rock-cut Cave-temple, Anticcipparai, Alankaraperi. 62. Kalugacalamurti Cave- temple, Kalugumalai. 63. Rock-cut cave, Manappatu. 64. Ranganatha Cave- temple, Tiruccentur. 65. Valli Cave-temple, Tiruccentur. 66. Bhatalingesvara Cave- temple, Bhutapandi. 67. Umesvaramutaiya Nayinar Tirukkoyil, Tuvarangadu. 68. Avvaiyaramutaiya Rock-cut Cell, Kurattiyarai. 69. Mahadevar Cave-temple, Sivagiri, Alvarkoyil. 70. Rock-cut Cave-temple, Tirunantikkarai. 71. Rock-cut Cave-temple, Vilinjam. 72. Siva Rock-cut Cave- temple, Madavurpara (Airurppara. 73. Siva Rock-cut Cave- temple, Kottukkal. Appendix. Bibliography. Glossary.

Part- 3: 0. Rock-cut Technique. 1. Tirucchirappalli: Lower Rock-cut Cave-temple. 2. Tiruvellarai: Unfinished Cave-temple. 3. Tiruvellarai: Siva Cave- temple. 4. Tiruppainjili: Siva Cave- temple. 5. Malaiyatippatti: Vishnu Cave-temple. 6. Malayatippatti: Siva (Vagisvara) Cave-temple. 7. Kunnandarkoyil: Parvatagirisvarar Cave-temple. 8. Narttamalai: Vishnu Cave- temple. 9. Narttamalai: Paliyili- Isvaram Cave-temple. 10. Narttamalai: Unfinished Cave-temple. 11. Sittannavasal: Arivarkoyil (Jaina Cave-temple). 12. Mankuti: Unfinished Cave-temple. 13. Kutumiyanmalai: Melaikkoyil (Tirumerrali) Cave-temple. 14. Tirukokarnam: Kokarnesvara Cave-temple. 15. Tevarmalai: Siva Cave- temple. 16. Malaiyakkoyil: Eastern Siva Cave-temple. 17. Malaiyakkoyil: Southern Siva Cave-temple. 18. Tirumayam: Satyagirisvara or Lower Siva Cave-temple. 19. Tirumayam: Vishnu Cave-temple. 20. Tirumayam: Upper Siva Cave-temple. 21. Kulalakkottaiyur: Siva Cave-temple. 22. Ayinkuti: Malaikkoluntesvara Cave-temple. 23. Puvalaikkuti: Pushpavananesvara Cave-temple. 24. Piranmalai: Tirukkotunkuranathar Cave-temple. 25. Tirukkolakkuti (Tirukkalakkuti): Siva (Kakolanatha) Cave-temple. 26. Kunrakkuti: Northern Cave-temple (Tirumalai Utaiya Mahadeva). 27. Kunrakkuti: Middle Cave-temple (Macileccuram). 28. Kunrakkuti: Southren Cave-temple. 29. Makipalanpatti: Siva Cave-temple. 30. Pillaiyarpatti: Karpaka Vinayakar Koyil. 31. Aralipatti: Siva Cave- temple. 32. Tirumalai: Minakshisundaresvarar Cave-temple. 33. Namakkal: Ranganatha Cave-temple. 34. Namakkal: Narasimha Cave-temple. 35. Tantonrimalai, karur: Rock-Cut Cave-temple. 36. Arittapatti: Itaicci Mandapam (Siva Cave-temple). 37. Mankulam (Paraimalaiyan Ammanpatti) : Unfinished Cave- temple. 38. Naracinkam (Anaimalai) : Narasimha Cave-temple. 39. Naracinkam (Anaimalai) : Subrahmanya Cave-temple (Ladankoyil). 40. Kunnattur: Udayagiresvara Cave-temple. 41. Kunnattur: Asthagiresvara Cave-temple. 42. Kunnattur: Nilakantrsvara Cave-temple. 43. Tirupparankunram : Subrahmanya Cave-temple complex. 44. Tirupparankunram : Umaiyandar Cave-temple. 45. Kuttampuntiyan Valacu: Unfinished Cave-temple. 46. Cevalpatti: Rock-cut Cave-temple (Pambalamman koyil). 47. Tiruttangal: Ranganatha Cave-temple. 48. Tiruttangal: Durga Niche. 49. Chokkalingapuram (M.Puduppati): Rock-cut Cave-temple. 50. Muvaraivenran: Malaikkoluntesvarar Koyil (Siva Cave-temple). 51. Paraikulam (Tirucculi) : Siva Cave-temple. 52. Tirumalapuram: Rock- cut Cave-temple. 53. Tirumalapuram : Unfinished Cave-temple. 54. Virasikamani: Kailasanatha Cave-temple. 55. Anaiyur (Vatikkottai): Rock-cut Cave-temple. 56. Malayatikkuricci: Rock- cut Cave-temple. 57. Peccipparai, Chokkampatti: Pecciyamman Cave-temple. 58. Anticcipparai, Alamkaraperi: Rock-cut Cave-temple. 59. Kalugumalai: Kalugacalamurti Cave-temple. 60. Manappatu: Rock-cut Cave-temple. 61. Tiruccentur: Ranganatha Cave-temple. 62. Tiruccentur: Valli Cave- temple. 63. Bhautapandi: Bhutalingesvara Cave-temple. 64. Tuvarangadu: Umesvaramutaiya Nayinar Tirukkoyil. 65. Kurattiyarai: Avvaiyaramman Rock-Cut Cell. 66. Sivagiri, Alvarkoyil: Mahadevar Cave-temple. 67. Tirunantikarai: Rock-Cut Cave-temple. 68. Vilinjam: Rock-Cut Cave-temple. 69. Madavurpara (Airurppara) : Siva Rock-Cut Cave-temple. 70. Kottukkal: Siva Rock- Cut Cave-temple. 71. Pallapuram: Attempt for cave excavation.