Kumbhakonam

Living Legacies: Film on Chola Temples of Thanjavur and Kumbhakonam

The celebrated Saiva temple at Thanjavur, appropriately called Brihadisvara and Daksinameru, is the grandest creation of the Chola emperor Rajaraja (AD 985-1012). It was inaugurated by the king himself in his 19th regnal year (AD 1009-10) and named it aft

Favori ajouté le 20-12-2014 | Tags : architecture, inde, kumbhakonam, temple, thanjavur par sinofrancesingapour