They overthrew the Pallava and saw the coexistence of Shaivism and Vaishnavism under the rulers who conquered the Kalinga and built temples at Thanjavur, namely, Rajendra and his father Rajaraja.
A Sumatran inscription mentioning the merchant guild Nanadesa Tisaiyayirattu Ainnutruvar attests to this polity's trade with Srivijaya. Their artistic productions included the frescoes at Brihadisvara Temple, as well as their lost sculptures and the Airavateswarar Temple. Durings its reign, Kamban wrote the Ramavatharam, and this polity was known for its port city Poompuhar, a center of the powerful navy that allowed them to defeat the Pandya. They overthrew the Pallava and saw the coexistence of Shaivism and Vaishnavism under the rulers who conquered the Kalinga and built temples at Thanjavur, namely, Rajendra and his father Rajaraja. For 10 points, name this Tamil dynasty that united South India.
A Sumatran inscription mentioning the merchant guild Nanadesa Tisaiyayirattu Ainnutruvar attests to this polity's trade with Srivijaya.
{Chola} dynasty