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| Know Thanjavur |
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Tanjore is the "Rice bowl of Tamil Nadu" and famous for the Brahadeeswarar Temple. The name Thanjavur is derived from "Tanjan", a legendary asura in Hindu mythology. Thanjavur is one of the oldest cities in India and has a long and varied history dating back to Sangam period. Thanjavur is also the home of the Tanjore painting, a painting style unique to the region.
LOCATION
State : Tamilnadu
Thanjavur lies to the east of Trichy.
A MUST VISIT
1. THE ROYAL PALACE - The Palace of Tanjore also makes for an important tourist destination. It is characterised by its vast corridors, large halls, its shady courtyards and observation towers. The palace now functions as the Royal Museum, housing a collection of royal remains.
2. ART GALLERY - The Art Gallery is another place that should not be missed while at Tanjore. It has a collection of around 250 Chola bronze statues and 150 stone statues dating back to the 9th and 12th century and belonging to the many groups like the Bhairava, Umasahita Shiva, Kali and Rama Lakshmana.
3. SARASWATI MAHAL LIBRARY - Built during 1700 AD and located by the art gallery, this library has a huge collection of 30,000 palm leaf and paper manuscripts written in Indian and European languages.
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| Thanjavur Brihadeeswarar Temple |
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The Brihadishwara Temple, also known as Rajarajeswaram is the world's first complete granite temple and a brilliant example of the major heights achieved by Cholas in temple architecture.
The temple is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Great Living Chola Temples" and this temple is an ultimate testimonial for the Vishwakarmas architectural cognizance in planning and sculpting this temple.
There is a big statue of Nandi (sacred bull), carved out of a single rock, at the entrance measuring about 16 feet long and 13 feet high
The main temple is in the center of the spacious quadrangle composed of a sanctuary, a Nandi, a pillared hall and an assembly hall (mandapas), and many sub-shrines.
Not only the temple and the "moolavar", but all other deities (Koshta Moorthigal) like Dakshinamurthy, Suriya (Sun), Chandra (Moon) are very huge sized. Brahadeeswar temple is one of the rare temples which is having statues for "Ashtadhig Balakas" [Indra, Varuna, Agni, Eesana, Vayu, Niruthi, Yama, Kubera], each of which is a life like status i.e approximately 6 feet tall.
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| Major Hotels & Resorts |
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- Hotel Parisutham
- Hotel Sangam
- Hotel Coffee Palace
- Hotel Ganesh
- Ideal River View Resort
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Airways
The city does not have an airport of its own. The nearest airport is in Trichy only 54kms away from Tanjore. Many private and public airlines operate domestic flights to and from Trichy. Some other international airlines too operate regular flights to this airport.
Railways
The city has a railway station of its own. A well laid out rail network links Tanjore with cities in this part of India. Many important trains service the station regularly.
Roadways
A good network of well maintained roads connect Tanjore with major south Indian cities like Chennai, Madurai, Trichy and so on. These places again are linked to rest of the country by road.
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