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Brihadishvara Temple, called Rajarajesvaram (lit. ' 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 Rajarajeshwara Temple is a Hindu temple in Taliparamba, Kannur district, Kerala, India, dedicated to Shiva. It is one of the 108 Shiva Temples of Kerala and one of the Dwadasha Shivalayam (12 important Shiva temples) of ancient Kerala, stretching from Gokarnam to Kanyakumari.
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Thalikkulanathar Temple, Thanjavur; Thanjavur Nisumbasuthani Temple; Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam; Thiru Aadanoor Temple; Thirunarayur Nambi Temple; Thirupullabhoothangudi Temple; Trilokanathar Temple, Irumpudhalai
2.Thanjavur Fort Sri Thopparankatti Pillayar Temple]] Located on the way to Ellaiamman Temple from South Rampart, this temple is also known as Thanjavur Pillayar Alakeswaram and Thoppul Pillayar. This is the first temple built during the period of Vijayanagar rulers . [ 7 ]
The most visited monument in Thanjavur is the Brihadeeswarar Temple, whose construction, the historian Percy Brown described as "a landmark in the evolution of building art in South India". [ 38 ] [ 39 ] Built in the 11th century by the Chola king Raja Raja Chola I (985–1014), the temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva . [ 39 ]
Tanjore District was created in about 1800, its limits almost the same as that of the preceding Thanjavur Maratha kingdom. Maikondan was a chief of the caste of kallans lived in 17 th-century. He was a brave warrior who ruled areas around Nandavanapatti in Thanjavur. In the year of 1662, Bijapur sultans invaded Thanjavur.
Agriculture – especially the cultivation of rice – is the main occupation of people in Thanjavur district. The Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur. The district is located at in Central Tamil Nadu bounded on the northeast by Mayiladuthurai district, on the east by Tiruvarur District, on the south by the Palk Strait of Bay of Bengal on the west by Pudukkottai District and Tiruchirappalli ...