The koil in Tamil Nadu and kovil of Ceylon has a long history and has always been associated with the ruler of the time.
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The Nayak style (1600 - 1750 CE) is noted for the addition of large prakaram(outer courtyard) (circumambulatory paths) and pillared halls.
C. Raja Raja Varma Koil Thampuran, painter, brother of Raja Ravi Varma