3. BRIHADESHWARTEMPLE
BRIHADESHWAR SANCTUARY IS ONE OF THE RENOWNED VACATION DESTINATIONS OF
THANJAVUR WHICH IS OTHERWISE CALLED RAJARAJESVARAM AND IS COMMITTED TO LORD
SHIVA. THIS SANCTUARY WAS BUILT BY RAJARAJA CHOLA I IN THE MID ELEVENTH CENTURY AND
WAS MADE IN DRAVIDIAN STYLE OF DESIGN. SHIVALINGA IS IN THE MIDST OF THE PRIME
FASCINATION OF THIS SANCTUARY WHICH IS 2.7 M IN STATURE.
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5. AIRAVATESWARA TEMPLE
• THE SANCTUARY HAVE PERPLEXING MODELS ON THE DIVIDERS THAT TAKE AFTER HINDUISM
AND CRAFTSMANSHIP AND DESIGN REGULAR TO ANY SANCTUARY OF SOUTH INDIA. THE
AIRAVATESWARA TEMPLE IS A HEAVEN FOR PIONEERS, AS WELL AS A BRILLIANT LEARNING
SPOT FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED TO INSTILL THE ABUNDANCE AND VIVACITY OF
INDIAN SANCTUARY CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ENGINEERING.
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7. THANJAVURROYAL PLACE
• THANJAVUR ROYAL PALACE IS ONE OF THE CELEBRATED RECORDED GOALS OF THANJAVUR
WHICH IS SITUATED INSIDE THE VIJAYANAGARA FORT COMPLEX. THIS CASTLE WAS THE
PLACE OF THE NAYAK KINGS OF THANJAVUR AND WAS DEVELOPED IN SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
SERFOJI'S SARASWATI MAHAL LIBRARY, DURBAR HALL, NAYAK HALL, AND THE ARMS
STOCKPILE TOWER ARE THE PRINCIPLE ATTRACTIONS OF THIS PALACE.
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9. GRAND ANICUT
A WELL KNOWN VACATIONER GOAL, GRAND ANICUT IS SITUATED AT A SEPARATION OF 47 KMS
FROM THANJAVUR. THIS PLACE IS KNOWN AS KALLANAI AND IS ONE OF THE MOST
ESTABLISHED DAMS OF THE WORLD. THIS APPEALING SITE WAS MADE IN FIRST CENTURY AD
ON THE CAUVERY RIVER BY THE CHOLA KING KARIKALAN.
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11. THANJAVURART GALLERY
• SITUATED INSIDE THE THANJAVUR ROYAL PALACE, THANJAVUR ART GALLERY IS A FAMOUS
TRAVELER SITE OF THE TOWN. THIS ART GALLERY OFFERS A MAJOR GATHERING OF BRONZE AND
STONE STATUES AND ICONS HAVING A PLACE WITH THE CHOLA PERIOD. THE GALLERY HELPS TO
REMEMBER EIGHTH TO EIGHTEENTH HUNDREDS OF YEARS AND AN ICON OF RAJA SERFOJI IS THE
PRIMARY FASCINATION OF THIS THANJAVUR ART GALLERY.
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13. SWAMI MALAI TEMPLE
SWAMI MALAI SANCTUARY IS AT A SEPARATION OF 35 KMS FROM THANJAVUR AND
LIES ON A 60 FEET HIGH SIMULATED HILLOCK. THIS SANCTUARY IS RECORDED
AMONG THE SIX CONSECRATED PLACES OF LORD MURUGAN AND OTHERS
INCORPORATE PALANI, PAZHAMUDHIRCHOLAI, THIRUPARAMKUNDRAM,
THIRUTHANI AND THIRUCHENDUR.
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15. NAGESWARANTEMPLE
THE SANCTUARY IS WORKED SUCH THAT IT ENABLES DAYLIGHT TO FALL ON THE SANCTUM JUST
AMID THE LONG STRETCHES OF APRIL OR MAY (CHITHIRAI IN THE TAMIL CALENDAR).
NAGESWARAN SANCTUARY IS WIDELY ACCLAIMED FOR ITS DESIGN, INCLUDING COMPLEX TAKES A
SHOT AT ITS COLUMNS AND EXTERNAL DIVIDERS, WHICH PORTRAY HUMAN DOLLS, AS WELL AS
SCENES FROM STORIES. THE SANCTUARY IS OVERWHELMED WITH TRAVELERS AND AFICIONADOS
ALL ROUND THE YEAR, AND IS AN UNQUESTIONABLE REQUIREMENT VISIT WHEN IN THE DISTRICT.
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17. KUMBESWARARTEMPLE
ONE OF THE UNMISTAKABLE SAIVITE SANCTUARIES OF TAMIL NADU, KUMBESWARAR SANCTUARY IS SITUATED
IN THE CORE OF KUMBAKONAM AT BIG BAZAAR STREET. COVERING A REGION OF 2803.91 SQUARE METER, THE
SANCTUARY HAS A TALLNESS OF 228.6 METER AND A BROADNESS OF 76.8 METER.
THEEKSITHAN, THE CHIEFTAIN OF ACHUTHA NAYAKAR OF THANJAVUR, REMODELED THIS SANCTUARY AMID
SIXTEENTH CENTURY. OTHER CRITICAL PARTS OF THE SANCTUARY ARE:
MANGALA THEERTHAM,
MARRIAGE CORRIDOR AND
LITTLE SANCTUARIES FOR GANAPATHI, MURUGA AND MANGALAMBIGAI
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19. DHARASURAM
DHARASURAM IS THE PLACE SITUATED AROUND 4 KM FROM THE CITY. IT IS POPULAR FOR
ITS SANCTUARY, WHICH WAS BUILT BY THE CHOLA KING, RAJARAJA II. IT IS GIVEN TO
MASTER SHIVA AND YOU CAN DISCOVER FINE FRIEZES AND CARVINGS OF DIFFERENT
ARTISTS, ARTISTS AND TUMBLERS HERE. THE SANCTUARY IS A PERCEIVED UNESCO WORLD
HERITAGE LANDMARK AND IS A NOTEWORTHY FEATURE OF THIS TOWN.
