Chola Bronzes are the finest example of metal art - with their poetic recreation of divine images that are as much divine as they are sensual.

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I had expected Chidambaram city to be a small Nataraja temple town. But it turned out to be a thriving town way beyond its temples, though as a tourist all you get to hear is temples. I remember at breakfast in the hotel, I was chatting with the gentleman serving breakfast. I asked him what […]

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Post-Chola period, in medieval times, Tanjore or Thanjavur came under the Nayakas. Who was followed by the Maratha Nayakas Bhonsle family? The last one is the clan of Shivaji through his half-brother Ekoji. They ruled the region till the British took over in mid-19th CE. More than 300 years of presence has to leave their […]

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All my friends who had done the Chola temple trail before me kept telling me that I should spend at least a day in Srirangam Temple Trichy. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is the name of the temple. This temple itself needs at least half a day. As a North Indian who has now lived in the […]

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I reached Darasuram around dusk by auto through a muddy road that looked like going nowhere. Suddenly, the Airavatesvara temple appeared in front of my eyes. The temple is also popularly known as Darasuram Temple. It was a ruined gopuram and the outer boundary wall that I saw first. Then, I saw the submerged small […]

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Gangaikonda Cholapuram is a town located not too far from Thanjavur. It is surrounded by Gangaikondan lake on the west and river Vadavaru on the east. The lake continues to be the biggest lake in Tamil Nadu even today. I was visiting from Thanjavur as part of my Chola trail covering the temples at Chidambaram, […]

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Brihadeeswara Temple or literally the big temple is the epitome of South Indian temple architecture. It is the signature temple of the Cholas. If you do not have the time to go around and see all the temples they built, see this one and you have seen the best. It is also known as Brihadisvara […]

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Chidambaram to most North Indians is just the name of a famous politician. Maybe it is the name of the village he comes from. It is only when you come down south or when you study temples in South India that you know that Chidambaram is home to the famous Nataraja Temple also called Chidambaram […]

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