Brihadisvara Temple

Brihadisvara Temple, called Rajarajesvaram by its builder, and known locally as Thanjai Periya Kovil and Peruvudaiyar Kovil, is a Shaivite built in a Chola architectural style located on the south bank of the Cauvery river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Photo: Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Hindu temple
  • Description: 11th century Tamil Chola Dynasty Temple and UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Also known as: “Big Temple at Thanjavur”, “Brhadisvara Temple”, “Brihadeshvara Temple”, “Brihadishvara Temple”, “Chola Temple Thanjavur”, “Pagoda at Tanjore”, “Peruvudaiyar Kovil”, “Prahadisvarar Temple”, “Rajarajeshvara Temple”, “Tanjore Chola Temple”, and “Thanjavur Temple”
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sivaganga Park and Government Raja Mirasdar Hospital.

Park
Photo: Tamilvanan K, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a recreational park in the city of in , India. It adjoins the Brihadeeswarar Temple, a popular tourist destination. is situated 130 metres north of Brihadisvara Temple.

Hospital
is a state-run hospital located in Thanjavur, , India. Established in 1876, the hospital has been providing services to various neighbouring districts including Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Tiruchy, Pudukottai, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Cuddalore, Karur and their suburbs. is situated 540 metres east of Brihadisvara Temple.

Railway station
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Thanjavur Junction is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a junction railway station in in the Indian state of and serves , earlier known as Tanjore. is situated 1 km southeast of Brihadisvara Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thanjavur.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
, also known as Thanjai or Tanjore, is a historic Chola-era city in , 342 km from . It is also considered the granary and 'rice bowl' of Tamil Nadu.

Brihadisvara Temple

Latitude
10.7827° or 10° 46′ 58″ north
Longitude
79.13167° or 79° 7′ 54″ east
Open location code
7J2XQ4MJ+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1564782452
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q916943
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Brihadisvara Temple” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد بريهاديسفارا”
  • Armenian: “Բրիհադիշվարա տաճար”
  • Assamese: “বৃহদীশ্বৰ মন্দিৰ”
  • Awadhi: “राजाराजेश्‍वर मंदिर”
  • Azerbaijani: “Brahadişvara”
  • Bengali: “বৃহদীশ্বর মন্দির, তাঞ্জাবুর”
  • Bengali: “বৃহদেশ্বর মন্দির”
  • Bulgarian: “Брихадесварар”
  • Bulgarian: “Храм Брихадесварар”
  • Central Bikol: “Templo Brihadisvara”
  • Chinese: “布里哈迪希瓦拉神庙”
  • Chinese: “布里哈迪希瓦拉神廟”
  • Croatian: “Brihadeeswarar”
  • Croatian: “Brihadisvara”
  • Croatian: “Rajarajeswaram”
  • Czech: “Brihadišvára”
  • Dutch: “Brihadishvara Temple”
  • Dutch: “Brihadisvar tempel”
  • Dutch: “Brihadisvaratempel”
  • Dutch: “Brihadisvartempel”
  • Dutch: “Rajarajeswaramtempel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد بيروفودايار”
  • Esperanto: “Templo Brihadisvara”
  • French: “Temple de brihadesvara”
  • French: “Temple de Brihadesvara”
  • French: “temple de Rajarajeswaram”
  • Georgian: “ბრიჰადეშვარას ტაძარი”
  • German: “Brihadeeswarar-Tempel”
  • German: “Brihadishvara-Tempel”
  • German: “Brihadisvara-Tempel”
  • German: “Rajarajeswaram-Tempel”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש בריהאדיסוואראר”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש בריהדשווארה”
  • Hindi: “बृहदीश्वर मन्दिर”
  • Hindi: “बृहदेश्वर मंदिर”
  • Hindi: “बृहदेश्वर मन्दिर”
  • Hindi: “बॄहदेश्वर मन्दिर”
  • Hindi: “वृहदेश्वर मंदिर”
  • Hindi: “वृहदेश्वर मन्दिर”
  • Hindi: “वृहद्देश्वर मंदिर”
  • Hungarian: “Brihadesvara-templom”
  • Hungarian: “Brihadisvara-templom”
  • Hungarian: “Brihadísvara-templom”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Brihadiswara”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Rajarajeswaram”
  • Japanese: “ブリハデーシュワル寺院”
  • Japanese: “ブリハデースワラル寺院”
  • Japanese: “ブリハディーシュヴァラ寺院”
  • Japanese: “ラージャラージェーシュヴァラ寺院”
  • Kannada: “ಬೃಹದೀಶ್ವರ ದೇವಾಲಯ”
  • Kannada: “ಬ್ರುಹದೀಶ್ವರ ದೇವಾಲಯಾ”
  • Korean: “브리하디스와라 사원”
  • Lithuanian: “Brihadyšvaros šventykla”
  • Maithili: “बृहदेश्वर मन्दिर”
  • Malay: “Kuil Thanjavur Peruvudaiyar”
  • Malayalam: “തഞ്ചാവൂർ ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Malayalam: “ബൃഹദീശ്വര ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Malayalam: “ബൃഹദീശ്വരക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Malayalam: “ബൃഹദ്ദീശ്വരക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Malayalam: “ബൃഹദ്ദേശ്വര ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Malayalam: “ബൃഹദ്ദേശ്വരക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Malayalam: “രാജരാജേശ്വര ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Malayalam: “രാജരാജേശ്വരം ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Malayalam: “രാജരാജേശ്വരക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Marathi: “बृहदेश्वर मंदिर”
  • Nepali: “बृहदीश्वर मन्दिर”
  • Nepali: “बृहदेश्वर मन्दिर”
  • Newari: “बृहदेश्वर देगः”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brihadisjvara-tempelet”
  • Oriya: “ବୃହଦେଶ୍ଵର ମନ୍ଦିର”
  • Oriya: “ବୃହଦେଶ୍ୱର ମନ୍ଦିର”
  • Persian: “نیایشگاه بریهادیسوارار”
  • Portuguese: “Templo Brihadeeswarar”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Brihadisvara”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Rajarajeswaram”
  • Romanian: “Templul Brihadeeswarar”
  • Russian: “Брахадисвара”
  • Sanskrit: “बृहदीश्वरदेवालयः”
  • Serbian: “Брихадесварар храм”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Brihadeeswarar (hram)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Brihadeeswarar”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Brihadeeswarar”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Brihadishwara”
  • Sindhi: “برهديشور مندر”
  • Slovenian: “Tempelj Brihadisvara v Thandžavurju”
  • Spanish: “Templo Brihadisvara”
  • Spanish: “Templo Rajarajeswaram”
  • Swedish: “Brihadisvaratemplet”
  • Swedish: “Rajarajeswaramtemplet”
  • Tamil: “இராசராசேச்சரம் கோவில்”
  • Tamil: “தஞ்சாவூர் பெரிய கோயில்”
  • Tamil: “தஞ்சை பிரகதீசுவரர் கோயில்”
  • Tamil: “தஞ்சை பெரிய கோயில்”
  • Tamil: “தஞ்சை பெரிய கோவில்”
  • Tamil: “தஞ்சை பெரியகோயில்”
  • Tamil: “தஞ்சைப் பெரிய கோவில்”
  • Tamil: “தஞ்சைப் பெருங்கோயில்”
  • Tamil: “தஞ்சைப் பெருவுடையார் கோயில்”
  • Tamil: “பிரகதீசுவரர் ஆலயம்”
  • Tamil: “பிரகதீசுவரர் கோவில்”
  • Tamil: “பிருகதீசுவரர் கோவில்”
  • Tamil: “பெரிய கோயில்”
  • Tamil: “பெரிய கோவில்”
  • Tamil: “பெருவுடையார் கோயில்”
  • Tamil: “பெருவுடையார் கோவில்”
  • Telugu: “బృహదీశ్వర దేవాలయం”
  • Telugu: “బృహదీశ్వరాలయం”
  • Thai: “เปรุวุไฏยารโกยิล”
  • Turkish: “Brihadisvara Tapınağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Брахідеешварар”
  • Ukrainian: “Брігадісвара”
  • Ukrainian: “Брігадішварар”
  • Urdu: “برہدیشور مندر”
  • Western Panjabi: “برہدیشور مندر”
  • Yue Chinese: “布里哈迪希瓦拉神廟”

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