An elephant relief at Brihadisvara Temple

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Thanjavur, in photographs.

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Matthew T Rader · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display.

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Brihadisvara Temple during Maha Shivaratri — Brihadisvara Temple during Maha ShivaratriPhoto: Original: Rainer Halama Derivative work: UnpetitproleX, CC BY-SA 4.0

Carved figures on Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur — Carved figures on Brihadisvara Temple in ThanjavurPhoto: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0

An elephant relief at Brihadisvara Temple — An elephant relief at Brihadisvara TemplePhoto: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Brihadisvara Temple complex in Thanjavur — The Brihadisvara Temple complex in ThanjavurPhoto: L Ram Vidya Sagar, CC BY-SA 3.0

The monumental architecture of Brihadisvara Temple — The monumental architecture of Brihadisvara TemplePhoto: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0

The towers of Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur — The towers of Brihadisvara Temple in ThanjavurPhoto: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0

A carved altar at Brihadisvara Temple — A carved altar at Brihadisvara TemplePhoto: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0

The sculpted tower of Brihadisvara Temple — The sculpted tower of Brihadisvara TemplePhoto: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0

Thanjavur’s Brihadisvara Temple — Thanjavur’s Brihadisvara TemplePhoto: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0

Sculpted figures on Thanjavur’s Brihadisvara Temple — Sculpted figures on Thanjavur’s Brihadisvara TemplePhoto: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0

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