The Great Living Chola Temples, built by the kings of the Chola Empire stretched over all of Tamil Nadu. This cultural heritage site includes three great temples of 11th and 12th centuries, namely, the Brihadeesvara Temple at Thanjavur, the Gangaikondacholisvaram Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram and the Airavetsara Temple at Darasuram. The temples testify to the brilliant achievements of the Cholas in architecture sculputre, painting and bronze casting. The site was inscribed under Unesco World Heritage list in 1987.
Brihadeeswara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in South bank of Cauvery river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
Unesco: Great Living Chola Temples
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Date: Aug 13
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