It is part of the UNESCO heritage site of Great Living Chola Temples, along with the Brihadeshwara Temple at Thanjavur and the Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram. The temple at Thanjavur was included in ...

Brihadeshwara Temple History - Brihadeshwara is the title referring Lord Shiva enshrined in the Tanjore Big Temple built by Raja Raja Chola I and consecrated more than a thousand years back in ...

CHENNAI: The towering Brihadeshwara temple at Thanjavur, a symbol of classic South Indian temple architecture revered by historians and the public alike, can now be studied in detail in an ...

If there is a beauty contest for temples, the Brihadeshwara temple in Tanjavur will win it hands down. Brihadeshwara temple in Tanjavur is a perfect blend of what is termed as 'beauty with brains ...

The ancient fresco panel inside the Brihadeshwara temple in Thanjavur is not just a piece of art but a combination of heritage, history, literature, art and social life of that time, according to ...

The temple has a huge statue of Nandi (sacred bull) at the entrance. The statue is carved out of a single rock and weighs around 20 tons. The Lingam inside the temple is 3.7 meters tall.