Entire structure of temple is made of granite, whose nearest source are near Tiruchchirapalli, which is nearly 60 kms to Thanjavur’s west, where temple is.
It is also a part of UNESCO World Heritage Site as “Great Living Chola Temples”.
Built by Raja Raja Chola I in 1010 AD in Thanjavur, Brihadeeswarar Temple is also popular by name of ‘Big Temple’ and it turned 1000 years in 2010.
Take a 360 degree tour of this temple complex from your home: http://view360.in/virtualtour/thanjavur/
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, also known as Thiruvaranga Tirupati, is one of the most illustrious Vaishnav temples in the country, dedicated to Ranganatha, a reclining form of Hindu deity, Bhagwan Vishnu.
Situated in an ethereal setting on the island of Srirangam that is bounded by the two rivers of Cauvery and Kollidam (a tributary of Cauvery), this living temple and sacred centre of pilgrimage is counted as the first and foremost among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Bhagwan Vishnu.
#Dravidian style of architecture.
#One of the largest Functioning Temple in the World
#One of the largest religious complexes of the World
Read more: http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5894/
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