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	brihadisvara temple - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		The Brihadisvara temple is an ancient Hindu temple located at Thanjavur in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
		The central temple known as the Periya Koil (Big Temple) stands within a fort, whose walls are later additions built during the 16th century.
		The Brihadisvara temple was built by an important Tamil ruler, RajaRaja Chola of the Chola dynasty.
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	Brihadisvara Temple
		The Brihadisvara Temple is located in a town called Thanjavur[?], South India.
		The main deity of the temple is Siva Linga.
		The Sivalinga of Sri Brihadisvara is probably the grandest in existence.
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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Brihadisvara Temple
		Brihadisvara Temple, Temple at Thanjavur, Shiva Temple Tanjavur
		The Brihadisvara temple is a symbol of greatness of the Chola Empire under its founder, Emperor Rajaraja(985-1012.A.D.), whose splendor it reflects.
		Brihadisvara Temple is within a spacious inner Prakara of 240.90 m long (east-west) and 122m broad (north-south), with a Gopura at the east and three other ordinary 'Torana' entrances one at each lateral sides and the third at rear.
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		A signature architectural temple was begun by King Chora Gamga Deva and finished by the descendants in the 12th century.
		This is a magnificent temple in 1003 AD by King Rajaraja I. It is considered one of the grandest temples in India.
		The temple was built by fifth Guru, Arjun Dev, in the temple of purified waters, and installed the Granth Sahib.
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	Bridadisvara Temple
		The temple is constructed of granite, mostly of large blocks, a rock that is not available in the neighborhood and had therefore to be brought from a distance- itself a colossal task.
		Dance and music were greatly cultivated and were equally employed to serve the temple; every evening it was at once an entertainment and a ritual that the towns-folk, assembled in the mandapa, witnessed and enjoyed during the ceremony of the waving of lights and the chanting of the Veda and Devaram hymns.
		The temples of Devi near the Nandi-mandapa and of Subramanya are later additions, the former during the time of Konerimaikondan, a Pandya of the thirteenth century, and the latter during the Nayaka period in the seventeenth century.
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	Brihadisvara Temple
		The Brihadisvara Temple is located in a town called Thanjavur[?], South India.
		The main deity of the temple is Siva Linga.
		The Sivalinga of Sri Brihadisvara is probably the grandest in existence.
	www.fastload.org /br/Brihadisvara_Temple.html (223 words)

	Information on Brihadisvara Temple,Thanjavur,India
		Brihadisvara temple was built by one of the greatest emperors,king Rajaraja Chola of the Chola dynasty.
		Brihadisvara Temple is within a spacious inner Prakara of 240.90 m long (east-west) and 122m broad (north-south),with a Gopura at the east and three other ordinary 'Torana' entrances one at each lateral sides and the third at rear.
		The temples of Devi near the Nandi-mandapa and of Subramanya were later added later,the former during the time of Konerimaikondan (a Pandya of the 13th century) and the latter during the Nayaka period in the 17th century.
	www.indiaplaces.com /india-monuments/brihadisvara-temple.html (478 words)

	National Portal of India : Know India : Culture and Heritage
		The Brihadisvara temples are situated at Thanjavur, the ancient capital of the Chola kings.
		The Brihadisvara temple is crowned by a pyramidal 65-m vimana, a sanctum tower.
		Surrounded by two rectangular enclosures, the Brihadisvara Temple (built from blocks of granite and, in part, from bricks) is crowned with a pyramidal 13-storey tower, the vimana, standing 61 m high and topped with a bulb-shaped monolith.
	india.gov.in /hindi/knowindia/chola_temples.php (358 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: The Sundarbans
		Kailasanatha Temple Ellora is an ancient village 30 km from the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra famous for its magnificent rock cut architecture comprising of Buddhist, Hindu and Jaina cave temples and monasteries built between the 6th and 10th century A.D. These structures were excavated...
		Virupaksha Temple of Hampi Hampi, (anglicized from the original Hampe in the Kannada language) is a village within the bounds of the ruined city of Vijayanagara, the former capital of the Vijayanagara empire, in northern Karnataka, India.
		Shore Temple, rescued from the sea Mahabalipuram (after the demon king Mahabali) or Mamallapuram (after the Pallava king Mamalla) is a 7th century port city of the South Indian dynasty of the Pallavas around 60 km south from the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu.
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	Brihadisvara Temple Information
		The Brihadisvara temple (also spelled Brahadeeswara temple) is an ancient Hindu temple located at Thanjavur in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
		The central temple known as the Periya Koil (Big Temple) stands within a fort, whose walls are later additions built during the 16th century.
		The main deity worshipped the temple is Śiva, in the usual form of a linga.
	www.bookrags.com /Brihadisvara_Temple (502 words)

	Great Living Chola Temples
		Three temples comprise the great living Chola temples namely the Brihadisvara temples in Thanjavur that was built in the 11th century, the Brihadisvara temple in Gangaikondacholisvaram built in the 11th century and the Airavateswara temple at Darasuram built in the 12th century.
		This temple is a mirror to the exquisite Dravidian architecture and the paintings, letters and the inscription on the temple walls speak of the rich cultural heritage and high literary progress under this dynamic ruler.
		This temple is an extension to the passion of architecture held by the King Rajaraja Chola.
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	The most enduring aspect of the
		The Brihadeswara temple at Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu is the first temple in the world to be built with granite.
		The most enduring aspect of the four-century rule of the Cholas was the extensive temple building they undertook, creating a sacred circuit of 108 Shiva temples in the Kaveri Delta.
		The most celebrated Saiva temple of all, appropriately called Brihadisvara and Daksinameru, is the grandest creation of the Chola emperor Rajaraja (AD 985-1012).
	pirate.shu.edu /~pulsansr/Brihadisvara.htm (366 words)

	Brihadeeswarar Temple
		The temple is approached from the East via two gopurams - pyramidal towers that serve as an entrance to the temple grounds.
		At 65 m or 215 ft tall, the vimana is the tallest structure in the temple and makes this Brihadeeswarar temple somewhat unusual in that the tallest structure in most Indian temples is the gopuram – the pyramidal tower that serve as an entrance to the temple grounds.
		The Nandi found at the mandaman (hall) near the temple entrance is immense in size, and the ceiling of its enclosure is decorated with frescoes in the typical painting style of Thanjavur.
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	Monuments in India
		The Brihadisvara temple is a monument dedicated to Siva, and henamedlord as Rajarajesvaram-udayar after himself.
		As we gather from the inscriptions running throughout the plinth, the king, on the two hundred and seventy-fifth day of the twenty-fifth year of the reign (1010 A.D) presented a gold-covered finial to be planted on the top of the Vimana of the temple.
		Brihadisvara Temple is within a spacious inner Prakara of 240.90 m long (east-west) and 122m broad (north-south), with a Gopura at the east and three other ordinary 'Torana' entrances one at each lateral sides and the third at rear.
	www.atrip2india.com /monuments-in-india/brihadisvara-temple.htm (340 words)

	Tamil Nation - Dravidian Temple Architecture
		The temples of Vaikuntanatha, Muktesvara and Matangesvara at Kanchipuram are said to be slightly later and belong to the reign of Nandivarman Pallavamalla.
		The Tanjore temple is undoubtedly the grandest achievement of the age.
		The temple is composed of several structures combined axially, such as a Nandi pavilion, a pillared portico and a large assembly hall, all aligned in the centre of a spacious walled enclosure.
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	Brihadisvara Temple in India,Brihadisvara Temple Information,Brihadisvara Temple Guide
		The great Temple of Tanjore (Thanjavur) was built between 1003 and 1010 in the reign of the great King Rajaraja, founder of the Chola Empire which stretched over all of South India and the neighbouring islands.
		The temple stands within a fort, whose walls are later additions built in the 16th century.
		The Periya Nayaki temple within the temple is a later addition from the Pandya period, and so is the Subramanyar Temple sung later by the Saint poet Arunagirinathar.
	www.indiantravels.com /temples-in-india/brihadisvara-temple.html (470 words)

	Brihadisvara Temple,Brihadisvara Temple Thanjavur,Brihadiswara Temple,Brihadisvara Shiva Temple (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The most enduring aspect of the four-century rule of the Cholas was the extensive temple building they undertook, creating a sacred circuit of 108 Shiva temples in the Kaveri Delta.
		The most celebrated Saiva temple of all, appropriately called Brihadisvara and Daksinameru, is the grandest creation of the Chola emperor Rajaraja (AD 985-1012).
		Brihadisvara Temple is within a spacious inner Prakara of 240.90 m long (east-west) and 122m broad (north-south), with a Gopura at the east and three other ordinary 'Torana' entrances one at each lateral sides and the third at rear.
	www.cultural-heritage-india.com /temples-in-india/brihadisvara-temple.html (509 words)

	BCZ Encyclopedia - Brihadisvara Temple (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Brihadisvara Temple is located in a town called Thanjavur, South India.
		It was built by one of the greatest emperors king Raja Raja Chola.
		The main deity of the temple is Siva Linga.
	encyclopedia.bcz.com /en/Brihadisvara_Temple (170 words)

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		One of the famous temples of India, the Golden Temple at Amritsar is epitome of highest religious sects as it represents a unique harmony between the Hindus and Muslims.
		These temples were excavate during 350 AD to 700 AD period and showcases the finest examples of the cave architectures and the carved interiors.
		The temple's architecture follows the usual Orissa pattern in which the main tower is constructed over the inner sanctum which is the abode of the deities.
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		The holy land of India is consecrated with many temples and worship houses, synagogues and other places to let you delve deep to satiate your quest for the holy existence of the Lord.
		The temple has a peaceful ambiance and the structure is modern with its highest tower touching 165 feet whereas the second highest is 116 feet in height.
		The temple showcases a majestic architectural appeal and is also a famous pilgrimage center of the Hindus.
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	National Portal of India : Know India : Culture and Heritage
		The Brihadisvara Temple, a splendid example of Chola architecture was built by Emperor Rajaraja (985-1012.A.D.).
		The temple is constructed of granite, mostly of large blocks, a rock that is not available in the neighborhood and had therefore to be brought from a distance.
		The temple is within a spacious inner prakara of 240.90 m long (east-west) and 122m broad (north-south), with a gopura at the east and three other ordinary torana entrances one at each lateral sides and the third at rear.
	india.gov.in /hindi/knowindia/brihadisvara.php (410 words)

	Brihadisvara Temple
		Brihadisvara temple is a historic temple located at Thanjavur a town in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
		The Brihadisvara Temple which is listed in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites is an exemplary production in the Dravidian style of temple architecture.
		The Temple also known as the Periya Koil (Big Temple) stands within a fort, whose walls are later additions built in the 16th century.
	www.faqfolio.com /faqfolio/b/br/brihadisvara_temple.html (308 words)

	Fulbright Program Faculty \|\| Masumi Hayashi, MFA
		My temple and ancestral worship images are photographic reconstructions of architectural and archeological spaces, religious sites that remain in existence and in local use after centuries.
		The temples are photographed as the camera pivots in a circle on the tripod, in a sequential panoramic perspective, and are flattened out on a two-dimensional surface.
		Hindu temples are built according to the structure of a mandala, with grid networks of intersecting architectural lines representing the cosmic power lines that create numerous architectural power spots.
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	Architecture of Brihadisvara Temple - Gangaikondacholapuram.
		The temple was located at the center of the Gangaikondacholapuram city and occupies around 6 acres of land.
		The remains of these outer wall is very less and one can judge the actual size of the temple if it had remained, whereas the second wall has the gopuram completely destructed and from the height of the entrance one could estimate the height of the second gopuram.
		A western historian who studied Gangaikondacholesvaram compared the structural difference of this Srivimana with that of Rajaraja-I's Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur and mentioned that this Srivimana is of feminine structure and the Tanjore Srivimana as masculine in nature.
	www.kumbakonam.info /kumbakonam/gkchopu/info/arch.htm (351 words)

	Bragatheeswarar Temple, The Big Temple of Thanjavur. (Peruvudaiyar Koil)
		Rajarajeswaram, as the temple was named by its founder, fills a large portion of the small fort (Sivaganga Fort), encircled by moat on the east and west, the Grand Anaicut Channel (Putharu) on the south, and by the Sivaganga Garden on the north.
		The temple is entered by an imposing gateway on the east, on either side of which stand two small shrine dedicated to Ganapathi and Mrurgan, and further through another Gopuram 90 feet high.
		The outer measurement of the temple are 793 feet by 397 feet.
	www.thanjavur.com /bragathe.htm (1533 words)

	The Sampradaya Sun - Independent Vaisnava News - Feature Stories - January 2007
		The main deity worshiped in the temple is Lord Siva, in the usual form of a linga.
		The central temple known as the Periya Kovil (Big Temple) stands within a fort, whose walls are later additions built during the 16th century.
		The inner gopura is the Brihadisvara temple which has a circle of sea monster heads topped by a protective monster mask.
	www.harekrsna.com /sun/features/01-07/features533.htm (886 words)

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