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Tower At Entrance To Big Temple, Thanjavur, India Royalty Free Stock Photo

Thanjavur Big Temple Entrance Tower Royalty Free Stock Photo

One of the entrance tower of Thanjavur Big Temple(also referred as the Thanjai Periya Kovil in tamil language Royalty Free Stock Photo

Entrance to Brihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India Royalty Free Stock Photo

Entrance Tower Gopuram of Thanjavur Brihadisvara temple in Tanjore tamilnadu India Royalty Free Stock Photo

Entrance security statue of the second tower .The ancient temple of Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur, india. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Tower At Entrance To Big Temple, Thanjavur, India

The entrance tower of the ancient Hindu temple of Brihadeeshwarar with crowds of Royalty Free Stock Photo

The main tower of the ancient Hindu temple of Brihadeeshwarar aka Big Temple with Royalty Free Stock Photo

Entrance view through from second tower of the ancient temple of Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur, india. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Entrance to Temple of Lord Brihadeshwara, with its beautifically carved images of Gods & Goddesses. Commonly known as the Big Temple, it is dedicated to the Hindu Deity, Lord Shiva and is located in Thanjavur in the state of Tamilnadu, India. It was completed around 1010 AD, during the reign of Raja Raja Cholan, of the Cholan dynasty of Tamil kings. It took several years to complete, moving the huge granite blocks, weighing several tons, into place and is considered a masterpiece of engineering and architecture.