Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple is located at Ariyalur District in Tamil Nadu. The shrine is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The main sanctum sanctorum at the Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple consists of huge Shivling. The height of the Shivling is thirteen feet (3.90 meters). It is believed to be the biggest in all the Shiva temples in South India. Shiva is worshipped here as Gangaikondacholishwara. Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple Timings Morning Darshan Time 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM Evening Darshan Time 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM About the Temple Mother Goddess Parvati is worshipped here as Brihanayaki and her sanctum is located to the northern side of the main sanctum sanctorum. There is a separate shrine to Chandesha. Subsidiary shrines are dedicated to Surya. There are beautiful figures in the niches of the sanctum. These figures are of dancing Ganesha, Ardhanarishwara, Harihara, Nataraja, Gangadhara, Lingodbhavamurti, Vishnu and his consorts, Kartikeya, Kalantaka Shiva,