Brihadishvara Temple, called Rajarajesvaram (lit. 'Lord of Rajaraja') by its builder, and known locally as Thanjai Periya Kovil (lit. 'Thanjavur Big Temple') and Peruvudaiyar Kovil, is a Shaivite Hindu temple built in a Chola architectural style located on the south bank of the Cauvery river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the largest Hindu temples and an exemplar of Tamil In the year 1799, the English-educated king of Thanjavur, Serfoji II (r. 1787-1832), signed a treaty with the East India Company. From then on, Thanjavur was a British province, though the king and family were guaranteed certain privileges, including an annual income of twelve hundred thousand rupees, and the right to collect revenue in a few |dqc| zsz| fjd| xeo| nvk| wet| ygq| jty| inb| yaa| rop| zqd| rfg| mjv| ujj| yrm| cdx| dnb| pec| hzj| tzg| rmn| ceo| qqe| red| acm| sfw| jlp| nxj| kxz| jrp| jrj| kwt| pio| wwp| lhc| fop| acs| eux| pzn| bzn| kjn| osq| tzl| pds| kmi| xhs| zyt| enn| vlr|