There is another temple in Tamil Nadu at Darasuram, where Indra's(chief of the Devathas) elephant worshiped Shiva.
This is one of the major Temples built by king Raja Raja Chozhan, the others being Thanjavur Brahatheeswara Temple and Gangaikonda Choxhapuram.
The sculptures are exquisite and Darasuram is World Heritage site.
Furious Ravana picked up a fight with Karthaviryarjuna.
Ravana was defeated.
The mighty Sahasrarjuna with the 1000 arms pinned Ravana to the ground. Then he placed 10 lamps on his heads and one on his hand. After tying up Ravana, Sahasrarjuna dragged him home and tied him up to the cradle pole of his son. A humiliated Ravana stayed prisoner until his release was secured.
Even today, the Sahasrarjun temple at Maheshwar lights 11 lamps in memory of the event.
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