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Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram

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Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram

Brihadisvara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram is an 11th-century Chola Shiva temple built by Rajendra I and forms part of UNESCO’s Great Living Chola Temples.

Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Tamil Nadu

Temple

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ಪ್ರಧಾನ ದೇವತೆ
Shiva
ದೇವಾಲಯದ ವಿಧ
Temple
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Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Tamil Nadu

ದೇವಾಲಯದ ಸಾರಾಂಶ

The Brihadisvara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram is a monumental Chola-period Shiva temple and one of the three properties that form UNESCO’s Great Living Chola Temples.

ಇತಿಹಾಸ

The temple at Gangaikondacholisvaram was built by Rajendra I and completed in 1035. It reflects the imperial Chola period and the development of the royal centre at Gangaikonda Cholapuram.

ಮಹತ್ವ

The temple is both an active place of Shiva worship and a major monument of Chola history. Together with Brihadisvara at Thanjavur and Airavatesvara at Darasuram, it represents the architectural and artistic achievements of the Chola tradition.

ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ

Its Dravidian composition is distinguished by a soaring vimana with a graceful upward curve, monumental stone construction and refined Chola sculpture.

ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶಿ

ಹತ್ತಿರದ ವಸತಿ, ಆಹಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಆಕರ್ಷಣೆಗಳು

ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಹೋಟೆಲ್‌ಗಳು, ಉಪಾಹಾರಗೃಹಗಳು, ದೇವಾಲಯಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಆಕರ್ಷಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಈ ದೇವಾಲಯದ ಆಯ್ದ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ದಾಖಲೆಗಳಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

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