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Thanjavur

Thanjavur, formerly Tanjore, is a city in eastern Tamil Nadu, India, known for its historical significance as an early capital of the Chola empire and its UNESCO World Heritage sites, including the Brihadishvara Chola temple. The city is a tourist center with attractions like a Vijayanagar fort and the Sarasvati Mahal Library, and is also recognized for its unique painting style and industries such as cotton milling and hand-loom weaving. It is situated in the fertile Kaveri River delta, a key rice-growing region in India.

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Thanjavur

Thanjavur, formerly Tanjore, is a city in eastern Tamil Nadu, India, known for its historical significance as an early capital of the Chola empire and its UNESCO World Heritage sites, including the Brihadishvara Chola temple. The city is a tourist center with attractions like a Vijayanagar fort and the Sarasvati Mahal Library, and is also recognized for its unique painting style and industries such as cotton milling and hand-loom weaving. It is situated in the fertile Kaveri River delta, a key rice-growing region in India.

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Thanjavur

India
This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY.
Thanjavur, formerly Tanjore, city,
eastern Tamil Nadu state,
southeastern India. It lies in
the Kaveri (Cauvery) River delta,
about 30 miles (50 km) east
of Tiruchchirappalli.

This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC.


An early capital of the Chola empire from the 9th to the 11th century, it
was important during the Vijayanagar, Maratha, and British periods. It is
now a tourist centre. Attractions include the Brihadishvara Chola
temple, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987
(expanded in 2004 by naming two other nearby Chola temples); a
Vijayanagar fort; the palace of Sarfoji, a Maratha prince; and Sarasvati
Mahal Library, known for its large collection of manuscripts dating from
the 16th to the 19th century. The city is also known for a distinctive
painting style—in which such materials as gold foil, lace, and
semiprecious stones are used to embellish the painting—and for a style
of embossed metal plates. Industries include cotton milling, traditional
hand-loom weaving, and the manufacture of vinas (south Indian
stringed instruments). The city is the seat of Tamil University (1981) and
has several other colleges.
Brihadishvara Chola temple,
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
The surrounding region occupies part of the flat,
fertile Kaveri delta, one of the most important
rice-growing areas in India, terminating in the
southeast at Point Calimere at
the confluence of Palk Strait and the Bay of Bengal.
The delta is traversed by innumerable channels of
the Kaveri, linked by irrigation canals, some of
them used for at least 10 centuries. Sugarcane and
peanuts (groundnuts) are grown in addition to
rice; grain processing is a significant industry.
Pop. (2001) 215,314; (2011) 222,943. This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.
Nataraja statue at
the Brihadishvara
Chola temple,
Thanjavur, Tamil
Nadu, India.
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This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC

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