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Thanjavur is the headquarters of the Thanjavur District. The city is an important agricultural centre located in the Kaveri Delta and is known as the Rice bowl of Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is administered by a municipal corporation covering an area of 36.31 km 2 (14.02 sq mi) and had a population of 222,943. [3]
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 ...
' 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. [1] [6] It is one of the largest Hindu temples and an exemplar of Tamil architecture. [7] It is also called Dakshina Meru (Meru of the South ...
As of 2001 India census, [3] Thirubuvanam had a population of 14,139. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thirubuvanam has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%.
The Thanjavur Maratha kingdom ruled by the Bhonsle dynasty was a principality of Tamil Nadu between the 17th and 19th centuries. Their native language was Thanjavur Marathi . Vyankoji Bhosale was the founder of the dynasty.
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 ]
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Thanjavur had a population of 510,411 with 253,723 males and 256,688 females. There were 1,012 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 78.51%.
The temple is located in the main road in Thanjavur Sivaganga Park, next to Big Temple. At the entrance of the park an arch is found. Through the arch one can reach the temple which is found in the middle of the tank, near the ferry or boat house. Through winch or through boat this temple could be reached. [2]