Sri Brihadeeswara Temple- Thajavur

The Cholas ,the mightiest rulers of south india,at one point of time held sway over major parts of south india and srilanka.the also made their presence felt over North india and even south east Asia.It was showered with impartance by chola Rajaraja 1 (985-1014 CE) with the construction of his monumental Brihadeeswara temple.

The ambitious Brihadeeswara temple by Rajaraja-1 was begun in 1003 and completed in 1010 CE and was designed to represent a cosmic stucture-the Mahameru.this temple is dedicated to siva represented by a linga (3.66m high)and named Rajarajaeswaramudayar after the king himself.

The vimana soars to hight of 60.96m and the stone sikhara(8 Pieces) at the top weights 81.284 tonnes.the inner sanctum is squre.