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	Thanjavur Summary
		Thanjavur is one of the chief political, literary and religious centres of southern India, known for its contribution to Carnatic music, it has produced many classical musicians and Bharathanatyam dancers.
		Thanjavur, or Tanjapuri as it was called in the ancient times was chosen by Vijayalaya Chola as the seat of his new kingdom in 848 CE.
		Madurai was the Pandya capital and Thanjavur remained in the background,as a province of Vijaynagar empire.
	www.bookrags.com /Thanjavur (1479 words)

	Thanjavur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thanjavur is one of the chief political, literary and religious centres of southern India, known for its contribution to Carnatic music, it has produced many classical musicians and Bharathanatyam dancers.
		Madurai was the Pandya capital and Thanjavur remained in the background,as a province of Vijaynagar empire.
		Thanjavur is renowned for its culture of education.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thanjavur (1285 words)

	Thanjavur District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thanjavur District is one of the 30 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India.
		The district is located in the centre-east of the state, bounded on the northeast by Nagapattinam District, on the east by Tiruvarur District, on the south by the Palk Strait, on the west by Pudukkottai District, and on the north by the river Kollidam, across which lie Tiruchirappalli and Perambalur districts.
		The city of Thanjavur lies on the southern bank of the river Kaveri near the center of the district.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thanjavur_District (520 words)

	Tamilnadu \| Tamil Nadu
		Kancheepuram district is situated on the northern East Coast of Tamil Nadu and is adjacent by Bay of Bengal and Chennai city and is bounded in the west by Vellore and Thiruvannamalai district, in the north by Thiruvallur district and Chennai district, in the south by Villuppuram district in the east by Bay of Bangal.
		The district is bounded on the north and west by Vellore District, on the southwest by Krishnagiri District, on the south by Villupuram District and on the east by Kanchipuram District.
		It is bounded on the north by the districts of Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram, on the east and south-east by Gulf of Mannar and on the west and south-west by the district of Tirunelveli.
	indiafocus.indiainfo.com /regional/states/tamilnadu (3822 words)

	Kumbakonam Diocese
		The Diocese of Kumbakonam comprises 15 civil taluks - 5 from the Thanjavur district and 4 from the Trichirapalli district and 6 from Perumbalur district.
		The taluks in Thanjavur district are: Kumbakonam, Thiruvaiyaru, a portion of Papanasam, a portion of Valangaiman and Thiruvidaimarudur.
		The taluks in the Trichirapalli district are Musiri, Lalgudi, Thuraiyur and a portion of Trichy taluk.
	www.cbcisite.com /Kumbakonam.htm (121 words)

	Pudukkottai History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The district was one of the homes of pre-historic man. A very large number of burial sites found in the northern and western parts of the district attest this fact.
		This district was under the Pandyas of the first empire during Sangam period, but some part of it's northern boundary had been under the influence of the Cholas of Uraiyur, since a few villages here bear the prefix like "killi" and "valavan" both of which are the titles of the Cholas.
		During the process of consolidation of the English rule, the Thanjavur Maratha kingdom was taken away, Ramanathapuram was reduced to a Jamindari but Pudukkottai was on the firm grounds and it was allowed to be seperate principality (not as a part of British India) with honours and was high in British favour.
	www.pudukkottai.tn.nic.in /History2.htm (3657 words)

	Thanjavur
		Thanjavur is one of the thirteen coastal districts of Tamil Nadu in the production of marine fish which accounts for about 5 % of the total marine fish catch of the State.
		The district is famous for its exquisite ancient handicrafts-making of bronze icons, Thanjavur art plates, bell-metal castings, bowls, napkin and powder boxes of metal with beautiful and artistic in-laying and engraving work of motifs well known as "Tanjore swami work".
		Thanjavur under the Chola rulers was the cradle of Tamil Culture.
	thanjavur.nic.in /his.htm (1700 words)

	Thanjavur District Information
		Thanjavur District is one of the 30 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India.
		The district is located in the centre-east of the state, bounded on the northeast by Nagapattinam District, on the east by Tiruvarur District, on the south by the Palk Strait, on the west by Pudukkottai District, and on the north by the river Kollidam, across which lie Tiruchirappalli and Perambalur districts.
		Most of the temples were built by the Cholas with Thanjavur as their capital from the 9th to 11th centuries.
	www.bookrags.com /Thanjavur_District (487 words)

	Thanjavur
		The Thanjavur district, with vast expanse of rice-fields and fruit gardens, is one of the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu.
		The Cholas of Thanjavur (9th to 12th century) were not only great conquers but also mighty builders, who erected a large number of temples in their empire, some of which constitute the finest historical monuments and specimens of South Indian architecture.
		The Brihadiswarar temple at Thanjavur known as the Big temple is the most ambitious of the architectural enterprises of the Cholas and is a fitting symbol of the magnificent achievements of Rajaraja.
	gisserver.nic.in /tncoast/THANJAVUR.htm (2065 words)

	Thanjavur, Thanjavur Peria Kovil, Bragatheeswarar Temple, Thanjavur Painting
		Thanjavur was the royal city of the Cholas, Nayaks and the Mahrattas.
		Thanjavur derives its name from Tanjan-an asura (giant), who according to local legend devastated the neighborhood and was killed by Sri Anandavalli Amman and Vishnu, Sri Neelamegapperumal.
		Thanjavur was at height of its glory during Rajaraja cholan.
	www.thanjavur.net (432 words)

	Thanjavur, India
		Thanjavur derives its name from Tanjan-an asura (demon) who according to local legend caused devastation and was killed by Sri Anandavalli Amman and Sri Neelamegapperumal.
		In October of that year the district was ceded to the British East India Company in absolute sovereignty by Raja Serfoji, a pupil of the missionary Schwarz.
		Thanjavur is renowned for its culture of education.
	www.creekin.net /c4261-n85-thanjavur-india.html (621 words)

	DELUGE AND AFTER
		After having undergone the trauma of the tsunami, from which it is yet to recover, the district was battered by torrential rainfall and floods in four spells in quick succession, from October 26 to November 28.
		The district received 315 mm of rainfall in just four days, which is two-thirds of the rainfall that it normally receives from the three month-long northeast monsoon.
		Thanjavur district received 237.80 mm of rainfall in October against the normal 181.25 mm.
	www.flonnet.com /fl2226/stories/20051230005002500.htm (2322 words)

	Thanjavur,Thanjavur India,Thanjavur Temples
		Thanjavur derives its name from Tanjan-an asura (giant), who according to local legend devastated the neighbourhood and was killed by Sri Anandavalli Amman and Vishnu, Sri Neelamegapperumal.
		Thanjavur rose to glory during the later Chola reign between the 10th and the 14th Centuries and became a centre of learning and culture.
		Thanjavur district, the ' Rice Bowl ' of Tamil Nadu, is also known for its exquisite handicrafts, bronzes and South Indian Musical Instruments.
	www.pilgrimage-india.com /south-india-pilgrimage/thanjavur.html (997 words)

	Thanjavur – An Aesthetic Obeisance to Shiva
		We may catch glimpses of something beyond the district of Thanjavur and its Big Temple; it will generally come at a point where man and nature meet, the point in our aesthetic experience, where poetry is born.
		A charming feature of the Thanjavur landscape during this season is the continuous carpet of green which rolls between the rills of water – fed from the single source of the Cauvery River –; and the rainwashed roads of the open country.
		Thanjavur town is well known for its Art Gallery – The Thanjavur Art Gallery which consists of a rare collection of South Indian Bronzes – and its Library known as the Sarasvati Mahal Library – as well as celebrated for the Big Temple.
	www.indiaprofile.com /destinations/thanjavur.htm (2796 words)

	History Of Tiruvarur
		The District of Tiruvarur has been carved out as a separate district due to trifurcation of Thanjavur District (of 1981 census).
		Thanjavur attained prominence under the Chola rulers who were paramount in South India during the 9th to 12th centuries.
		The ruler of Thanjavur was allowed to retain the fort of Thanjavur with very limited powers.
	www.tiruvarur.tn.nic.in /history.htm (169 words)

	Narmada River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Narmada Valley is a graben, a layered block of the earth's crust that dropped down relative to the blocks on either side due to ancient spreading of the earth's crust.
		Its longest tributary is the Tawa, which joins the Narmada at Bandra Bhan in Hoshangabad District, Madhya Pradesh.
		The Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, constructed by Rajaraja Chola, has one of the biggest Bana Shivalingas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Narmada_River (1040 words)

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		Thanjavur was the cultural capital of the country in 1790.
		Thanjavur gained prominence during the period of Chola Kings, who made it as their capital.
		Thanjavur is still the center of all the classical arts and music.
	www.si-india.com /thanjavur_guide/discover_thanjavur.htm (258 words)

	Kalyanapuram Srinivasa Perumal Temple
		Thanjavur district is well known as not only the rice bowl but also as the treasure of fine arts, architecture, sculpture, etc.,.
		Thanjavur is the place where the ancient art form Harikatha was first introduced by Marati rulers.
		Within Thanjavur district, Thiruvaiyaru always had a special distriction because it was Thiruvaiyaru, satguru Thiyagaraja spent more than seven decades in the year 1847.
	www.kalyanapuram.com /history.htm (371 words)

	Tsunami News for Thanjavur, India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		It was thanks to the mangrove forests that vast stretches of the Thanjavur coastline in Tamil Nadu had escaped the fury of the tsunami on December 26.
		Thanjavur district collector J Radkrishnan, who is overseeing the relief operations in the district...
		Thanjavur District Collector J Radkrishnan, who is overseeing the relief operations in the...
	danger.mongabay.com /earthquake/2004/Thanjavur.html (2970 words)

	Thanjavur Related Newslinks on IndianNGOs.com
		Thanjavur: Members of Thanjavur district agriculture wing of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam staged a demonstration before the Head Post Ooffice here on Friday urging the Centre to take steps immediately to link the south Indian rivers.
		THANJAVUR: Farmers of Thanjavur district who participated in the grievance redressal day meeting here on Friday expressed gratitude and jubilation for the gesture of the Government in writing off crop loans to the tune of Rs.6866 crore.
		Thanjavur: The tourism potential of the district was vast which could be exploited for the economic and cultural development of the region, said M.Veera Shanmugha Moni, the outgoing Collector, here on Sunday.
	www.indianngos.com /news/thanjavur.htm (960 words)

	Thanjavur
		intensive district area programme this office was functioning from the year 1962 under the control of Programme Director in the cadre of Joint Director of Agriculture.
		Thanjavur district is essentially a deltaic plain comprising of old and new delta.
		The average extent of Kuruvai crop in Thanjavur district is 33500 Hec.
	www.thanjavur.tn.nic.in /agri.htm (838 words)

	INDOlink - India General News: 80 Children Burnt Alive, 100 Injured In T’nadu School Inferno
		District Collector Radhakrishan, who is personally camping at the spot along with the range DIG, said the fire has been put off and relief operations are on in full swing.
		The District Collector said there were around 900 students present at the time of the mishap in the school complex, which housed a primary, middle and a high school.
		The fire has totally razed down five classrooms and several victims have died of suffocation as the passage from the classrooms was narrow preventing their escape, police sources said.
	www.indolink.com /displayArticleS.php?id=071604122730 (585 words)

	Farmers' suicides highlight TN drought
		The rain gods have ignored the once-fertile Thanjavur delta for over one-and-half years now and farmers are in dire straits.
		While Veerayyan, a marginal farmer, committed suicide in Thanjavur district last week, Shanmugam ended a life of misery and mounting debt in Thiruvarur district on Tuesday.
		In a hand-written letter to the Thiruvarur district collector, Shanmugam said he was committing suicide as he was unable to feed his family.
	www.rediff.com /news/2003/jan/09farm.htm (564 words)

	Thanjavur Temples, South India Temples, Tamil Nadu Temples
		The districts of Thanjavur, Kumbhakonam and Nagappattinam (constituting the erstwhile Thanjauvr district) boast of hundreds of ancient temples.
		The town of Thanjavur was the seat of the glorious Chola Empire of Tamilnadu, and was later on the seat of the Nayaks and the Marathas.
		Referred to as Dakshina Dwaraka and as Champakaranyam, this temple is located in the town of Mannargudi, and is well connected by rail and road to Thanjavur, Kumbhakonam, Tiruvarur and other towns in the erstwhile Thanjavur district.
	www.cultureholidays.com /Temples/thanjvur.htm (506 words)

	ICMR Bulletin
		Thanjavur district is the major rice growing area in Tamil Nadu, and has provided favourable breeding conditions for JE vectors.
		In Thanjavur, the ratio of pigs: cattle was 1: 400, whereas in South Arcot it was 1: 4.
		In Cuddalore district 2720 pools (136,000 mosquitoes) of adults reared from wild-caught immatures were examined for virus infection and the MIR was 2.62.
	icmr.nic.in /oldpub.html (15513 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Samba crop loss in Thanjavur district
		According to sources, the worst affected areas are Orthanadu, Pattukkottai and Peraurani, covered by the Grand Anicut canal irrigation system.
		The crop loss in the district is put at Rs 38.40 crore.
		Due to drought conditions, about 55,000 hectares was not cultivated and the loss has been put at Rs 165 crore.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2004/02/24/stories/2004022400451700.htm (188 words)

	Drought in the delta
		A farmer surveys the extent of damage caused by the drought at Vadukkusethi, Thanjavur district.
		The scene is similar all over Tamil Nadu - be it at Vallam, Tirupuvanam, Kudikadu near Mannargudi, Tiruvaiyaru, Tirukattupalli and Nagapattinam, all in the former composite Thanjavur district, or in the villages in Tiruchi, Salem or Madurai districts.
		Life came to a halt in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts on January 9, when various political parties and farmers' associations called for a bandh to protest against the "inaction" of the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government on the Cauvery issue, and to pressure Karnataka to release the Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
	www.flonnet.com /fl2003/stories/20030214001904400.htm (2031 words)

	The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Bounteous kuruvai yield in Thanjavur district
		The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Bounteous kuruvai yield in Thanjavur district
		THANJAVUR: Farmers in the Cauvery delta region of Thanjavur district have netted a good kuruvai yield in the current season, M. Jothi, Joint Director of Agriculture, said on Tuesday.
		Jothi said the harvest was in full swing in the Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Thiruvaiyaru, Orathanadu and Tiruvidaimarudur areas.
	www.hindu.com /2006/09/27/stories/2006092702720600.htm (284 words)

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