History

                 The Brihadisvara tample Brihadishvara Temple  (originally known as Peruvudaiyar Kovil) locally known as Thanjai Periya Kovil, and also called  Rajarajeswaram , is a Shaivite temple dedicated to lord Shiva located in South bank of kaveri river in Thanjur district,Tamilnadu, India. It is one of the  largest Hindu temples  and an exemplary example of a fully realized  Tamil architecture . It is called as  Dakshina  Meru  (Meru of south). [5]  Built by Tamil king  Raja Raja Chola I  between 1003 and 1010 AD, the temple is a part of the  UNESCO   World Heritage Site  known as the " Great Living Chola Temples ", along with the  Chola dynasty  era  Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple  and  Airavatesvara temple  that is about 70 kilometres (41 and 40 kilometres (25) to its northeast respectively...

     Brihadeeswara Temple