Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur
Brihadishvara Temple, also called Rajarajesvaram or Peruvudaiyār Kōvil , is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in South bank of Kaveri river in Thanjavur , Tamil Nadu , India. [1] [3] It is one of the largest South Indian temples and an exemplary example of a fully realized Dravidian architecture . [4] It is called as Dhakshina Meru (Meru of south). [5] Built by Tamil king Raja Raja Chola I between 1003 and 1010 AD, the temple is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the " Great Living Chola Temples ", along with the Chola dynasty era Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple and Airavatesvara temple that are about 70 kilometres (43 mi) and 40 kilometres (25 mi) to its northeast respectively. [6] The original monuments of this 11th century temple were built around a moat. It included g...