| 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. 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
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, 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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| Tamil
Nadu Temples |
| Chidambaram
Temple, Chidambaram |
Rameshwaram
Temples, Rameshwaram |
| Kanchipuram
Temples, Chennai |
Thanjavur
Temples, Thanjavur |
| Ekambareswarar
Temple, Kanchipuram |
Jain
Temple, Chennai |
| Kailasanathar
Temple, Kanchipuram |
Perur
Patteeswaraswamy Temple, Coimbatore |
| Mahabalipuram
Temples, Mahabalipuram |
Parthasarathy
Temple, Chennai |
| Meenakshi
Temple, Madurai |
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