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' Lord of Rajaraja ') by its builder, and known locally as Thanjai Periya Kovil (lit. ' Thanjavur Big Temple ' ) and Peruvudaiyar Kovil , is a Shaivite [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Hindu temple built in a Chola architectural style [ 5 ] located on the south bank of the Cauvery river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu , India.
The temple, also known as Periya Kovil, RajaRajeswara Temple and Rajarajeswaram, and the capital were centres of both religious and economic activity. [ 87 ] [ 88 ] [ 89 ] The temple, which turned 1000 years old in 2010, is one of the largest temples in India and is an example of Dravidian architecture of the Chola period .
Thanjavur (Tamil: [t̪aɲdʑaːʋuːɾ]), also known as Thanjai, previously known as Tanjore, [1] is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the 12th biggest city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is an important center of southern Indian religion, art, and architecture.
Thanjavur painting is a classical South Indian painting style, originating in the town of Thanjavur (anglicized as Tanjore) in Tamil Nadu.The art form draws its immediate resources and inspiration from way back about 1600 AD, a period when the Nayakas of Thanjavur under the suzerainty of the Vijayanagara Rayas encouraged art—chiefly, classical dance and music—as well as literature, both in ...
The presence of Buddhist images from the Chola period in the temple show influence of Buddhist tradition in the region. [3] The temple is renowned for its shrine dedicated to Ganesha (Vinayagar, Vinayaka). [1] The idol of Vinayaka is white in colour and is believed to have been created out of sea foam (kadal norai).
Thanjai Mamani Koil, Thirutanjai, or Thanjavur Perumal Temple is a set of three adjacent Hindu temples dedicated to Vishnu located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Divya Desams , the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints called the Alvars . [ 1 ]
Airavatesvara Temple is a Hindu temple of Chola architecture located in Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.This temple, built by Chola emperor Rajaraja II in the 12th century CE is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the Brihadeeswara Temple at Thanjavur, the Gangaikondacholisvaram Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram that are referred to as the Great ...
The Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam, also known as Periyakovil (Big Temple), [26] Bhooloka Vaikuntam, and Srirangam Tirupati, is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of the city of Tiruchirappalli, about 325 kilometres (200 mi) southwest of Chennai.