According to the ASI, the temple complex, locally known as Veyi Stambala Gudi (thousand pillar temple), was likely the earliest structure raised by Kakatiya Rudra Deva (1162-63 CE). This temple ...

The 1,000-year-old Big Temple, built by the emperor Rajaraja Chola in Thanjavur and regarded as an architectural wonder, was the venue of a spectacular Bharatanatyam performance on Saturday.

Wikimedia Commons The historic town of Thanjavur is getting ready for festivities as its world-famous Big Temple, an edifice of the great Chola kingdom, turns 1000. The Tamil Nadu government is ...