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Brihadishvara Temple is a Shaivite Hindu temple constructed in the Chola architectural style. The builder of the temple called it Rajarajesvaram. It is situated in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, on the south bank of Cauvery River. Also known as Dakshina Meru or Meru of the South, it is one of the biggest Hindu temples. The temple was constructed between 1003 and 1010 CE by the Chola emperor Rajaraja I. It is included in the -- Great Living Chola Temples -- UNESCO World Heritage Site, which also includes the Airavatesvara temple and the Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple from the Chola dynasty. The initial monuments of the temple were constructed around a moat in the eleventh century. The temple complex spans 400 feet north to south and 790 feet east to west, forming a rectangle that is nearly two stacked squares. The main temple, the Gopura (monumental entrance tower), its enormous tower and sculptures, frescoes and inscriptions, mostly associated with Shaivism but also with Vaishnavism and Shaktism, were all part of it. Due to historical degradation, some of the temple-artwork is now gone. In the centuries that followed, more mandapam and monuments were built. Today, the temple is surrounded by strong walls that were constructed after the sixteenth century. The vimana tower atop the shrine is one of the tallest in South India and was constructed out of granite. The temple features one of the biggest Shiva lingas in India, as well as a huge colonnaded prakara or corridor. In addition to being the site of the 11th-century commission for the brass Nataraja, Shiva as the lord of dance, it is renowned for the excellence of its sculpture. Nandi, Parvati, Murugan, Ganesha, Sabhapati, Dakshinamurti, Chandeshvara, Varahi, Thiyagarajar of Thiruvarur, Siddhar Karuvoorar, and other deities are worshipped within the complex. One of the most popular tourist destinations of Tamil Nadu is the temple. #History #Architecture #Temples

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