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#DidYouKnow that Many of Chola kings had assumed titles referring to Shri Rāma. Like Aditya Chola took the title of Kodandarama (the bow-yielding Rama). His son Parantaka, assumed the title of Sangrama-Raghava (Rama in battle). His eldest son Rajaditya also took the title of
Kodandarama. Even at the Times of cholas the building of separate shrines for Shri Rama became a standard feature of temple construction of the Cholas in the tenth century. There are literally numerous Chola inscriptions which contained references to Shri Rama.
An inscription from the time Rajaraja I who was the father of the great Rajendra Cholan referred to the construction of a shrine named Tiruvaiyotti (Ayodhya) in honour of Ramadevapperumal, and the consecration of his image therein.
Rajendra Cholan the great and also known as Gangaikonda Cholan had even even gifted tax-free land as Bharata-vritti, for the exposition of the Bharatam, Ramayanam and Puranas in the temple of Tiruvayoddhi.

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