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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.
Thalikkulanathar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at Thanjavur in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Vaippu Sthalam
Thanjavur temple. The Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. [3] [4] It is one of the largest South Indian temples and an exemplary example of fully realized Tamil architecture. [5] Built by Raja Raja Chola I between 1003 and 1010 AD. The original monuments of this 11th century temple were built around a moat.
The Thanjavur Shiva was purchased by the British Museum from a private collector from New York in 1970. The statue's history prior to its acquisition is less certain but based on iconography and similarity to other statues of the deity, it was almost certainly made in the Thanjavur district in the state of Tamil Nadu between 940-950 AD.
1.1 Shiva Temples. 1.2 Vishnu Temples. 1.3 ... Karanthattankudi Sri Vadabatra Kali Amman Temple or Thanjavur Nisumbasuthani Temple is located at Poomal Ravuthan ...
Nageswaraswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.The presiding deity is revered in the 7th-century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil poet saints known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.
The Airavatesvarar temple is one among a cluster of eighteen medieval era large Hindu temples in the Kumbakonam area, Thanjavur District. [2] The temple is dedicated to Shiva. It also reverentially displays Vaishnavism and Shaktism traditions of Hinduism, along with the legends associated with Nayanmars – the Bhakti movement saints of ...
The temple entrance. Tiruneelakkudi Neelakandeswarar Temple [1] is a Hindu temple located at Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of Tiruneelakkudi is Thennalakudi . The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Neelakandeswarar.