Best Travel to Tanjore or Thanjavur
Tanjore or Thanjavur has a pride of place during the mighty Chola rule between 10th and 14th centuries. It was famous as a great center of learning, culture and architecture during that town. Now it is an important district of the state of Tamil Nadu set amidst the lush green green rice fields of the Cauvery delta. Also called the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu, the place is famous for its handicrafts. The Tanjore School of painting dates back to the 16th century. Best Indian Travel invites you to undertake a Thanjavur Pilgrimage Travel to experience the grandeur of the mighty Chola Empire.
Places of interest
Tanjore has a number of significant places that attract the tourist's attention all through the year.
Brihadeeswara Temple
Thanjavur is famous for the Brihadeeswara temple built by Chola emperor Raja Raja I (AD 985 - 1012), the first sailor king of India. The temple has been listed as one of the World Heritage Sites by the UNESCO. Appropriately called Brihadisvara and Daksinameru, this famous Saiva temple was inaugurated by the emperor himself in his 19th regal year (AD 1009-10) and named it after himself as Rajesvara Peruvudaiyar. It has the reputation of being the most ambitious structural temple built of granite ever.
The Palace
The Palace was built partly by the Nayaks of Vijayanagar in 1550 AD, and partly by the Marathas. Adjacent to the temple the palace is a series of large and rambling buildings of fine masonry. The entrance is by way of a huge quadrangular courtyard. The surrounding walls are pierced by big gate to the north and east. The courtyard leads to a many-pillared hall. A small inner courtyard gives access to a large one.
Saraswathi Mahal Library
The library has the proud privilege of being home to one of the most important oriental manuscripts collections in India. Founded in 1700 AD it contains paper manuscripts in Indian and European languages besides a collection of over 44,000 palm leaves.
Tamil University
The university was founded in 1981 for conducting research and advanced study in Tamil.
Art Gallery
Travel to this gallery to take a glimpse of a magnificent collection of bronze statues dating from the 9th to 12th centuries AD.
Tanjore - How to Get There
Air Nearest airport is at Trichy. Thanjavur is 65kms east of Trichy. Next closest airport is at Madurai. It's about 200 kms by road. If you come from other parts of the country you can land in Chennai airport. Thanjavur is around 350 kms south of Chennai by road.
Rail There is a railway junction in Thanjavur. It's well connected with Trichy, Chennai and Nagore.
Road Thanjavur is well linked with all the major towns in Tamil Nadu and is also connected with Kochi, Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram and Bangalore.
