TANJORE BIG TEMPLE....

THE TANJORE BIG TEMPLE

It is  one of the Oldest World’s Heritage. They nest the marvel under the “Great Living Chola Temples”.  Airavateswarar Temple and the Gangai konda Chola puram Temple in Tamil Nadu were also declared as one of the greatest heritage monuments.
The entire temple is made by the method of interlocking stones, in which one rock is kept over the other without using the joint mortars and in some cases, they have used lime mortar for binding of rock pieces. The vast foundation of the temple is made without excavating the earth with a single grain of sand and yet the temple stands in its position and hence it is named as Big Temple. The temple is made with absolute zero  degree inclination which makes the temple stand straight for more than 1000 years.

No Shadow:

Another architectural marvel of the Raja Gopuram is the shadow of the whole gopuram never falls on the ground. This excellent construction done during the historic period is considered as geometrically perfect since it was constructed late 1000s of years ago. The perfect balance and construction technique which made the temple to stand against natural calamities.

Mysterious Nandhi:

The Nandhi statue which is located in front of the temple, sculptured during the Raja Raja Cholan period, kept growing in the size. It could be even because of the unique weather condition and to control its growth, so it was kept aside and nailed to the grounds. However, the current statue before Lord Shiva is a single stone statue and was gifted by the Maratha rulers in the 17th-19thcentury.

Beautiful paintings on the temple structure:


The great Cholas have also carved many inscriptions which are made in Tamil signature. These signatures were carved on the walls of the temple. These Tamil signatures convey the rituals performed for Lord Shiva and it also narrates the entire story of the  king Raja Raja Chola I and the way he planned and executed the marvel construction of  the Big Temple in granite.

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Srinidhi . k

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