This is an incredible temple. Also known as "Big Temple".
I visited with my mom. Both of us did not have the mind to leave!! Every little nook and corner was just a piece of art.
Needless to say, I took a huge number of photos!!
There is no fee to enter the temple. You have to leave your shoes...
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The magnificent Shiva temples at Gangaikodacholapuram, Darasuram and Thanjavur are collectively the “Great Living Chola Temples” with UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
The Brihadeeswarar or Pragadiswarar temple at the sleepy village of Gangaikondacholapuram lies just off National Highway-45C, approximately 35km north of Kumbakonam. It is a scaled down replica of the Big Temple of Thanjavur, but magnificent in its own...
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A few friends booked a Tempo traveller from Bangalore to visit a few temples in Tamilnadu. We started from Bangalore at around 3.30pm. On the way we took off sometime for evening snacks. The road from Bangalore to Krishnagiri is good. However, the Krishnagiri - Tiruvannamalai road is very bad with lot of pot holes and patched roads. Hence there...
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The Brahadeeswara Templs also called as Big Temple, is in Thanjavur,Tamilnadu..Thanjavur is the Granary of South India. The great Chola king,Rajarajachola built this wonderful temple. Round the clock, the shadow of the temple will not fall on the gound, which is amazing..The tempe has two layers of gigantic outer walls and a big inside corridor, aligned to the inner walls...Interest...
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