The Architectural Features of Peruvudaiyar Kovil (BRIHADEESWARAR TEMPLE)

Abstract

A Candor temple in the Chola period, stand for both cultural heritages, religious and in the field of architecture, is Brihadeeswarar Temple. This study aims to systematically analyze the temple’s architectural features through a multi-criteria evaluation framework. These features are assessed using intuitionistic fuzzy value of lexicographic order and weight values using the Rank order centroid approach by integrating the method, the values are prioritized and weight of the criteria is evaluated, also the outcome is compared using the vague Intuitionistic fuzzy set multicriteria decision. The method is used to assess major structural components of the temple is reveal and demonstrate the strength of the Dravida structure of the Chola reign temple.