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Small Island Temple at Thanjavur Shivaganga Park
Hot day, 27 may 2018 (via Instagram: ItZel Ch @esloquehay_photo)
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✅Thanjai Periya Kovil also called #Rajarajeswaram is dedicated to #LordShiva located in South bank of #CauveryRiver in #Thanjavur, #TamilNadu, India.
✅ It is one of the largest #HinduTemples and exemplary example of a fully realized #TamilArchitecture.
✅Built by Chola Emperor Rajarajan one between 1003 AD and1010 AD the temple is a part of the #UNESCO #WorldHeritageSite known as the “Great Living Chola Temples ”.
✅ Height -217 feet
Area-44.7 Acres
Buffer zone -23.7 acres.
✅Built using granite, the Vimana tower above the Shrine is one of the tallest in South India.
✅ The temple has a massive colonnaded prakara (corridor) and one of the largest Shiva lingas in India.
✅The temple is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Tamil Nadu ,India.
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