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Before the Big Temple: What Was Thanjavur Like 1,000 Years Ago? Stand in front of the Brihadisvara Temple today and it is easy to imagine that the history of Thanjavur began with this extraordinary monument. It did not. The temple was completed in the early 11th century during the reign of Rajaraja Chola I. UNESCO […]

The Lost Rivers and Canals of Thanjavur  Introduction: How Water Shaped the City When people think of Thanjavur, they usually think of the Brihadisvara Temple, Chola architecture, Thanjavur paintings, classical music, fertile paddy fields and the Cauvery. But there is another story running quietly underneath all of them. It is the story of water. Long […]

The Complete Chronicle of Thanjavur’s 10 Oldest Educational Institutions A Detailed Heritage Article — All 10 Schools, Fully Expanded Introduction: A City That Never Stopped Learning Long before the British arrived, long before missionaries set foot on the Cauvery banks, Thanjavur was already a city of scholars. The great Chola kings who built the Brihadeeswara […]