Tanjavur, Tañjāvur: 1 definition
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Tanjavur means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Architecture (1): Early and Classical Architecture (h)Tanjavur (Tamil Nadu).—The great temples of the Colas at Tanjavur, Gangaikondacholapuram, Darasuram and Tribhuvanam are standing examples of the height temple architecture of south India had reached. The vimānas are very tall in these four temples. In addition to these grand temples, the Colas constructed numerous others of varying sizes in almost every town and village across their vast empire.
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Full-text: Cola, Shunaka, Nayak, Tirumala Nayaka, Brihadishvara, Raghunathasurin, Ganeshabhatta, Kaveri, Krishna, Narasimha, Raghunatha, Tirujnanasambandhar, Pundi.
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Search found 11 books and stories containing Tanjavur, Tañjāvur; (plurals include: Tanjavurs, Tañjāvurs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Appendix: Timeline of Vikrama Chola’s contributions < [Chapter IV - Temples of Vikrama Chola’s Time]
Appendix: Temples or parts thereof built and miscellaneous facts < [Chapter II - Temples of Kulottunga I’s Time]
Appendix < [Chapter XII - Temples of Kulottunga III’s Time]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
The Temple: a Composite Plan < [Tanjavur/Thanjavur (Rajarajesvaram temple)]
Rajendra Deva II (a.d. 1052-1064) < [Chapter V - Successors of Rajendra I (a.d. 1018 to 1070)]
Introduction < [Tanjavur/Thanjavur (Rajarajesvaram temple)]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Tirukkuruhavur < [Chapter VIII - Temples of Uttama Chola’s Time]
Temples in Karuntattangudi (Karandai) < [Chapter VIII - Temples of Uttama Chola’s Time]
Tanjavur < [Chapter XIII - Prasada: Component Parts]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Sources for Study < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
The sites of Multilingual Literary production in Nāyaka-period South India < [Chapter 4 - The Language Games of Śiva]
The Public Theologians of Early Modern South India < [Chapter 1 - Hindu Sectarianism: Difference in Unity]
The Tiruviḷaiyāṭal Purāṇam in Seventeenth-century Madurai < [Chapter 4 - The Language Games of Śiva]
Significance of the Moon in Ancient Civilizations (by Radhakrishnan. P)
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