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Brihadeeswarar Temple

Brihadeeswarar Temple
by
Sanjukta Das
IDC, IIT Bombay
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  • Entrance to Shrine of Shri Subramanya

  • Gateway to the Temple

  • Nandi on the way to Sanctum

  • Inside Ganapathy Shrine

  • One of many stone deities found in the surrounding the courtyard

  • Sculpture of Shiva inside Gopuram

  • People queued up inside temple premises for darshan

  • Elephant sculpture in granite inside temple premises

  • Entrance to the Shrine of Ganapathy

  • Inscriptions on the temple structure

  • Brihadeeswarar Temple

  • Deity in the Gopuram

Entrance to Shrine of Shri Subramanya

Gateway to the Temple

Nandi on the way to Sanctum

Inside Ganapathy Shrine

One of many stone deities found in the surrounding the courtyard

Sculpture of Shiva inside Gopuram

People queued up inside temple premises for darshan

Elephant sculpture in granite inside temple premises

Entrance to the Shrine of Ganapathy

Inscriptions on the temple structure

Brihadeeswarar Temple

Deity in the Gopuram

The temple stands amidst fortified walls that were probably added in the 16th century. The 'Vimana' – or the temple tower – is 216 ft (66 m) high and is among the tallest of its kind in the world. There is a big statue of Nandi, carved out of a single rock, at the entrance. The entire temple structure is made out of hard granite stones, a material sparsely available currently in Thanjavur area where the temple is located. Built in 1010 AD by Raja Raja Chola in Thanjavur, Brihadishwara Temple also popularly known as the ‘Big Temple’ has turned 1000 years in 2010.
 

Entrance to Shrine of Shri Subramanya

Gateway to the Temple

Nandi on the way to Sanctum

Inside Ganapathy Shrine

One of many stone deities found in the surrounding the courtyard

Sculpture of Shiva inside Gopuram

People queued up inside temple premises for darshan

Elephant sculpture in granite inside temple premises

Entrance to the Shrine of Ganapathy

Inscriptions on the temple structure

Brihadeeswarar Temple

Deity in the Gopuram


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