Brihadeeswarar Temple Thanjavur

This temple in Thanjavur was built by Rajaraja Cholan . It’s called as Thanjai Periya koil (big temple) .

This temple is situated in Thanjavur 350kms south west of Chennai. It’s also called as Brihadeeswarar koil or Rajarajeswaram .

This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva .The lingam installed here is 12 feet height .


The Brihadeeswarar temple stands as a supreme example of Chola’s architecture .

The nandi here is huge carved out of a single stone and placed in front of the main diety .

There are seperate shrines for Lord Vinayagar Goddess Brahmambigai Durgai Dakshinamurthy Chandikeswarar and Bhairavar.

A widely held belief is that the shadow of the Vimana never falls on the ground . However, several photographs exist showing the shadow on the ground. 

Today being the Kudamuluku, a ritual done after renovating (5.2.2020) of this temple my memories went a decade back , yes it has been a decade we saw this temple during our Trichy Thanjavur Nammakal and Kolli hills trip .

I haven’t read Ponniyin selvan (a tamil story book written by author Kalki , based on arulmozhi Varman , later known as Rajaraja Cholan) at that time , just like any other temple I went worshipped and came out with a feeling , likewise name it is a big temple indeed . After reading Ponniyin selvan waiting for a chance to visit this temple .

In our visit a decade back we went to Brihadeeswarar temple and Tanjore Palace . Posted those pictures .

Brihadeeswarar temple
Side entrance of the temple
Brihadeeswarar temple Nandi
Tanjore palace
Tanjore palace

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