The whole Thanjavur district comprises of districts of Thanjavur, Kumbhakonam and Nagappattinam. The district of Thanjavur consists of numerous ancient temples of Tamil Nadu state.

Thanjavur was the region of great Chola Empire of Tamil Nadu. So the temples of Thanjavur display perfectly the artistic skills of Chola artists. Thanjavur temples are the example of architecture evolution of Dravidian style during the 10 th –14 th century.

Bragatheeswarar Temple

Built by Raja Raja Chola, the great ruler of Chola dynasty in 10tyh century it is also called by the name of Big Temple. This grand temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Temples Thanjavur - Uniqueness of the temple lies in its grand massive tower-216 feet tall, tallest among all temples tower capped by 81.3 tonnes cupola. But the most amazing thing is that the shadow of the cupola on the tower never falls on the ground.

Puliyur Vyagrapureeswarar Temple

Located 80 km away from Thanjavur, this temple is famous for its evening prayer. In evening, Nataraja is worshipped before all other gods and that is why this temple is referred as Dhakshina Chidambaram.

Sikkal Singaravelavar Temple

Temples Thanjavur - Located 80 km from Thanjavur, this temple is dedicated to Lord Murugan. This temple is among one of those few temples that has both Shiva and Vishnu in the same campus.

Swamimalai

Situated 32 km away, it is one of the six abodes dedicated to Lord Murugan.The 60 steps of the temple represent 60 years of the Tamil calendar.

Thirubuvanam Temple

Situated 45 km away, Temples Thanjavur this temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Thiruvaiyaru Temple

Located 13km away, this holy place is the dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is also the place where famous saint Thyagaraja lived and attained samadhi. This temple is also known by the name of Panchanatheshwara.

Thiruvarur Temple

55 km away from Thanjavur, this temple is dedicated to Thyagaraja swami and is famous for the largest temple Chariot in Tamil Nadu. Pillars and halls of the temple are also magnificent.

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The Granary of South India, Thanjavur was the royal city of the Cholas, Nayaks and the Mahrattas in the ancient India. Thanjavur or Tanjore reached the acme of art & culture and development during the rule of the Chola king, Rajaraja Cholan.

Even today, Thanjavur is remains to be the center of all the classical arts and music. This city has produced many classical musicians and bharathanatyam dancers and is also well known for its unique painting style called Tanjore Painting.

Thanjavur boasts of numerous beautiful temples and the Big Temple of Thanjavur stands tall with its beaming tower. It's one of the architectural marvels of the world.

Known for its exquisite handicrafts, bronzes and south Indian Musical Instruments, Thanjavur is also famous for its distinctive art style and world famous weaving silk sarees.

The great Tamil ruler, Rajaraja Chola I of the Chola dynasty, built the Brihadeswara temple. Later various additions were made in the temple but the most prominent one among these was the addition of a copper pot over the tower by King Rajaraja Chola II. The main deity that is worshiped in this temple is Lord Shiva. He is worshipped in the form of Lingam. This was originally called Adavallan that meant an expert dancer. The same name occurs in Thiruvisaipa as the name of the deity at Chidambaram. The tower over the shrine is named Dakshina Meru after the abode of Lord Shiva at Kailash that is also called Meru Mountain in Hindu scriptures.

Another remarkable feature of the temple is the great Nandi (stone bull) that is established at the entrance of the temple as well as ceiling of its enclosure that is decorated with frescoes in the typical Thanjavur style of painting. The Nandi weighs 27 tons and is probably the largest of its kind in the world.

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