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✅Thanjai Periya Kovil also called #Rajarajeswaram is dedicated to #LordShiva located in South bank of #CauveryRiver in #Thanjavur, #TamilNadu, India. ✅ It is one of the largest #HinduTemples and exemplary example of a fully realized #TamilArchitecture. ✅Built by Chola Emperor Rajarajan one between 1003 AD and1010 AD the temple is a part of the #UNESCO #WorldHeritageSite known as the "Great Living Chola Temples ". ✅ Height -217 feet Area-44.7 Acres Buffer zone -23.7 acres. ✅Built using granite, the Vimana tower above the Shrine is one of the tallest in South India. ✅ The temple has a massive colonnaded prakara (corridor) and one of the largest Shiva lingas in India. ✅The temple is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Tamil Nadu ,India. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc5Qg5ovWLZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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