Thanjavur

The Landmark Bell Tower of the Thanjavur Maratha Palace The palace in Tanjore is one of the few Maratha palaces in South India. It is home to one of the oldest libraries in Asia. Besides this, the Thanjavur Palace Museum is a host to several ancient treasures while the Durbar Hall is home to vibrant sculpted wonders. This guide to Thanjavur Palace will treat you to the entire story that these archaic walls shared with me. Contents • 1 History of Thanjavur Palace • 2 Layout of Tanjore Palace • 3 The Bell Tower of Palace of Thanjavur • 4 Sangeet Mahal • 5 Arsenal in the Palace of Tanjore • 6 Art Gallery of Thanjavur Palace • 7 Saraswathi Mahal Library • 8 Sadar Mahal • 8.1 Royal Palace Museum • 8.2 Raja Serfoji Memorial Hall • 8.3 Durbar Hall of Thanjavur Palace • 9 Sarjah Mahdi • 10 How to reach Thanjavur Palace? • 11 Where to stay in Thanjavur? • 12 Best time to visit Thanjavur Palace • 13 Travel Tips • 14 Booking resources History of Thanjavur Palace The Thanjavur Aranmanai Palace (as called by the locals) might be referred to as a Maratha fort but it was originally built by the Bhonsales, the royal family made alterations and additions to the Nayaka palace. They continued to own the palace even during the British era, almost until the last King Shivaji of Thanjavur died. Map of the Thanjavur Maratha Palace The original layout of Tanjore Palace might have been that of a fort. There are remains of a moat around the palace compound and some historical texts also, call the p...

Click to View big Map of Thanjavur, India About Thanjavur Formerly known as Tanjore, this city is located in the state of Demographics of Thanjavur According to the latest Census report published in the year 2011, following are some of the basic information regarding the demography of this south Indian city: • Total population: 2, 90, 732 • Percentage of male population: 50 % • Percentage of male population: 50 % • Percentage of child population (Below the age of 6 years): 8.9 % • Rate of average literacy: 80 % • Rate of male literacy: 85 % • Rate of female literacy: 76 % • Spoken language: Tamil • Religion: Hinduism, Islam and Christianity Tourist places in Thanjavur The age old Chola temples of the city attract tourists for their primitive architectural style. Some of the famous places of visit in this city of south India are as follows: • Akshayapureeswarar Temple: Known by the name of the "Poosam Star Temple", this place of worship is located in Vilangulam that is around 65 km from the city. • Brahadishwara Temple: Even called the "Big Temple", this World Heritage Site dates back to the 11th Century. Located at the heart of the city, this Murugan temple was constructed by Rajaraja Chola. Surmounted by a tower, the temple has got 2 courts. • Manora Fort: This fort, constructed by Serfoji II, is one of the monumental towers in the city. • Puliyur Vyagrapureeswarar Temple: Popularly known as the "Dhakshina Chidambaram", the specialty of this temple is that the worship of ...

An amazing temple from an architecture point of view. We made the mistake of not hiring a guide. As a result, we missed some of the smaller details. A couple of things to remember: 1. This is a living temple. So, even though the timings when it is open are published, you cannot access the inside of the temple during certain times... so you have to wait. We hit one of those times (around 8am). We used that time to explore the outside. 2. If you see stairs, and think you can climb them... do it. Later we realised that we had missed seeing the Dakshinamurthy temple. 3. Hire a guide if you can. We wanted to see all three of the UNESCO sites on one day and were in a time crunch. So, we did not hire a guide. My advise would be to start early and take your time exploring the temple with the help of a guide. We reached around 8am after breakfast. A smarter thing to do would have been to start exploring around 6am, then have breakfast before heading to the next destination. 4. Lot of walking to do. You will not be allowed to wear footwear inside. So, if the weather looks like it will be hot, wear socks. That helped us. Very clean and well maintained. Amazing temple ... definitely worth visiting. I visited this place with my family (wife and daughter) during morning hours at around 10:00. I travelled from Kumbakonam by private car and its around 36km from my hotel. We decided to visit this place as it is rated as Cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site. We got the opportunity to attend ...

• India Here are the ochre foundation blocks of perhaps the most remarkable civilisation of Dravidian history, one of the few kingdoms to expand Hinduism beyond India, a bedrock for aesthetic styles that spread from Madurai to the Mekong. A dizzying historical legacy was forged from Thanjavur, capital of the great Chola empire during its heyday. Today Thanjavur is a crowded, modern Indian town – but the past is still very much present. Every day thousands of people worship at the Cholas' grand Brihadishwara Temple, and the city's labyrinthine royal palace preserves memories of other, later powerful dynasties.

At a distance of 35 km from Mayiladuthurai, 43 km from Thanjavur, 54 km from Karaikal, 65 km from Nagapattinam, 72 km from Chidambaram, 105 km from Trichy, 129 km from Pondicherry, 235 km from Madurai, and 282 km from Chennai, Kumbakonam is one of the ancient temple town located amidst the two rivers Cauvery and Arasalar in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. Kumbakonam is one of the top Kumbakonam is known for its temples and mutts (monasteries) which are the main highlights of Distance (From Thanjavur): 43 Kms Trip Duration (From Thanjavur - Including Travel): Full Day ..... At a distance of 12 km from According to a legend, Brahma became very arrogant and feet superior to Shiva. Brahma once visited Kailas to meet Shiva. Parvathi, the wife of Shiva got confused and performed pooja to Brahma instead of Shiva. Lord Shiva plucked off one head of Brahma to avoid the confusion between the two. This resulted in Shiva incurring a Brahmahathya dosha. The skull of Brahma stuck to the hands of Shiva which he could not separate despite all efforts. All the food offered to him was consumed by the skull and it was never ..... At a distance of 2 km from Thiruvarur Junction, 40 km from Kumbakonam, 39 km from Thyagaraja Swamy temple was first constructed by Aditya Chola I in 9th century. The temple was upgraded and rebuilt with stone by Rajendra Chola I in 11th century. The later expansions are attributed to Vijayanagar rulers. This temple is one of the biggest in the country and has the ...