During the expedition, Rajendra Chola I defeated several kings and chieftains. The king celebrated the victory by assuming the title ‘Gangaikonda Cholan’. He also built Gangaikonda  Cholapuram in the present-day Ariyalur district, along with the Gangaikonda Cholisvaram, the Shiva temple that was the jewel in his crown

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