Balakumaran has written a novel Udaiyar (Printed and Published through VISA publications in Tamil nadu) themed on the life of Raja Raja Chola I and the construction of the Brihadeeswarar temple.
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He has photographed historic monuments, ancient art and ancient Buddhist paintings of India and he has also photographed Badami caves, Lepakshi Temple, Brahadeeshwara Temple, Ellora Caves, Bagh caves etc. and published in international magazines like National Geographic.
This royal Siva temple, which is one of the trinity of the Great Living Chola Temples along with the Brihadeeswarar Temple Temples at Thanjavur and Gangaikonda Cholapuram all of which are World Heritage Sites.