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Two 11th and 12th-century Chola temples&mdashthe Brihadisvara temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, and the Airavatesvara temple at Darasuram&mdashare now among the World Heritage Sites. They have been added to the cluster of &lsquoGreat Living Chola temples&rsquo, which includes the 11th-century Thanjavur Brihadisvara temple (inscribed in 1987).