history of famous brihadeeswarar temple in thanjavur
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BRIHADEESHWARA TEMPLEBRIHADEESHWARA TEMPLE
Check out the amazingsculptues o! "amousTan#oe Big Temple$
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A'out Biha(eesh&aa Temple
Brihadeshwara Temple in thanjavur isone of the largest temples in Indiawhich is built by emperor RajendraChola I and completed in 1010 A!
This temple is also "nown as#eruvudaiyar $ovil% #eriya $ovil orBig Temple% Raja Rajeswara Templeand Rajarajeswaram!
The temple tower is the tallest one in
the world which is &1' ft high! And the"umbam in the tower weighs about (0tonnes!
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A'out Biha(eesh&aa Temple
"o the constuction o! the temple) moe than *+,),,, tonnes o! ganite&as use($ Supisingl-) these hea.- stones &ee 'ought (o&n !om a placethat &as locate( /, miles a&a- !om the Biha(eesh&a temple$
A uni0ue !eatue a'out the temple is) it is the onl- temple &heein theTemple to&e1s 23opuam4 sha(o& (oes not appea on the goun( at noon$
The king Ra#a Ra#a Cholan 'uilt the temple a!te his .isit to Si Lanka$The king &as inspie( a!te &itnessing the %e(ic stuctues 'uilt '- theHin(u kings$
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Main Deit-
As it is well "nown that the maindeity of the Brihadeeshwara templeis )ord *hiva% it is also one of therare temples which has statues forAshta+di"paala"as who are the,uardians of the directions + Indra%Agni% -ama% .ir ti% /aru a% /yu% $ubera% 2na!
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Big 8an(i
The 8an(i statue locate( at the entance o! the temple is sai( to 'e ca.e(out o! a single ock$ This is .e- !amous !o its *9 !ee height$
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Paintings in Temple
The walls of the thanjai periya "ovil are adorned by beautiful paintings belongingto the Chola and .aya" period!
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Lord Ganesha Sculpture God Murugan Sculpture
Sculptues in Temple
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Sculptues in Temple
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Temple Coi(o
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