DESCRIPTION:

Brihadishvara Temple, called Rajarajesvaram (jit 'Lord of Rajaraja") by its builder, and known locally as Thanjai Periya Kovil (Thanjavur Big Temple) and Peruvudaiyar Kovil is a Snaivite Hindu temple buill in a Chola architectural style located on the Soulh bank of the cauvery river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India It is one of the largest Hindu temples and an exemplar of Tamil architecture. It is also called Dakshina Meru (Meru of the South) I Built by Chola emperor Rajaraja I between 1003 and 1010 CE, tho temple is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Creat Living Chola Temples", along with the Chola-era Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple and Airavatesvara temple, which are about 70 kilometres (43 m) and 40 kilometres (25 mi) to its northeast respectively
The orginal monuments of this 11th century temple were built around a most It included gopura, the main temple, its massive tower, inscriptions frescoes, und scu plures predominantly related to Shaivism, but also of Vaishnavism and Shaktism The temple was damaged in its history and some artwork is now missing. Additional mandapam and monuments were added in the centuries that followed The templo now stands amidst fortified walls that were added after the 16th century.
Buill using granite, the vimana towor above the shrine is one of the tallest in South India 15 The temple has a massive colonnaded prakara (corridor) and one of the largest Shiva Iingas in India. 1912) it is also famed for the quality of its sculpture, as well as being the location that commissioned the brass Nataraja, Shiva as the lord of darico, in the 11th century. The complex includes shrines for Nandi Parvat, Murugan Ganesha, Sabhapali, Dakshinamurti Chandeshvara, Varshi Thiyagarajar of Thiruvarur, Siddhar Karuvcorar and others The temple is one of the most visited lounst attractions in Tamil Nadus

LOCATION:

The Peruvudaiyar Temple is located in the city of Thanjavur about 350 km southwest to Chennai. The city is connected daily to other major cities by the network of Indian Railways, Tamil Nadu bus services and National highways 67, 45c 226 and 226 Extn. The nearest airport with regular services is Tiruchirapalli International Airport about 55 km away.

ARCHITECTURE:

The Temple's plan and development utilizes the axial and symmetrical geometry rules. It is classified as Perunkovil, a big temple built on a higher platform of a natural or man made mounds. The Temple complex is a rectangle that is almost two stacked squares, covering 240.79 metres east to west and 121.92 metres north to south.In this space are five main sections: The sanctum with the towering superstructure (Sri Vimana), the Nandi hall in front and in between these the main community hall, the great gathering hall and the pavilion that connects the great hall with the sanctum.


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