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×Thanjavur Canon
The eastern gate of the city of Thanjavur is guarded by a formidable sentry with a Danish connection.
×Brihadeswara Temple Complex
This beautiful, imposing 11th century temple is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of Tamil Nadu’s most visited heritage sites.
×Nandi Mandapa
An imposing statue of Nandi stands beneath this great pillared hall, a later addition to the temple complex.
×Chandesa Shrine
This shrine is dedicated to a saint who is considered a form of Shiva, and the gatekeeper of this sacred temple complex.
×Shivaganga Tank
This water reservoir is all that remains of a great fort complex that once stood on this spot.
×Maratha Palace
The kingdom of Thanjavur has been ruled by multiple dynasties, and the Marathas were one of them. This is where they built their palace and their court.
Click here to explore the grounds of this 17th century Palace!
×RAJARAJA CHOLA ART GALLERY
This art gallery is home to a collection of sculptures that were excavated in and around Thanjavur. Like everything else in this city, there is an interesting story behind its existence.
×Serfoji Memorial Hall Museum
This residential palace-turned-museum holds the personal collections of one of Thanjavur’s most prominent personalities.
×Darbar Hall
“This hall is where Thanjavur’s rulers held court. Many of them continue to inhabit these walls.
×Schwartz Church
This 18th century church was built during the reign of a Maratha ruler, and contains a marble tablet that was especially made for it by one of England’s most famous sculptors.
×Thyagaraj
This road leads to the village of a musical prodigy who is not unfamiliar to us. His name and reputation are so well-preserved that he even has a crater on the planet Mercury named after him!
×Rajaraja I
The Brihadeshwara Temple was built under the supervision of a king whose successful military campaigns were the reason this imposing temple could be envisioned.
×Serfoji II
Thanjavur was home to a Maratha monarch with a passion for collecting. His collections included several rare books, animals and birds, and even a life-sized model of a human skeleton, carved in ivory.
×St. Peter’s Higher Secondary School
This school in the neighbourhood of the Maratha Palace was the first institution in South India to teach its students a subject that we today take for granted.
×The Tanjore Quartet
Four musical brothers once regaled the court of Thanjavur with their music. One of them wielded an instrument that was unusual for Carnatic Music.
Who are these brothers, and what is this mystery instrument?
×Veena Makers of Thanjavur
The environs of the Brihadeswara temple once housed craftspeople who were instrumental in creating an iconic Thanjavur craft.
×Bharatanatyam
The Chola Rulers of Thanjavur are said to have patronised the development of a classical dance form that is today celebrated all over the world.
×Chola Bronzes
The Cholas patronised a beautiful, elegant style of sculpture that today bears their name, and that museums across the world seek out for their collections.
×Thanjavur Veena
Thanjavur is the home to an Indian classical string instrument, one that is so important to Indian Music, that it features in any depiction of the Hindu Goddess of Music.
×Carnatic Music
The social and cultural landscape of Thanjavur has nurtured a vibrant music tradition that is today well-renowned.
×Tanjore Paintings
A very expensive and extravagant art form was developed in Thanjavur in the seventeenth century.
×Mridangam, Thanjavur Bani
A percussion instrument, and a guru who was instrumental in training some of its best players, occupy centre-stage on the musical landscape of Thanjavur.
×Tanjore Dolls
A colourful clay craft is associated with Thanjavur.
The streets of Thanjavur have some interesting names.
Silver, brass, copper,×Tanjore Maratha Cuisine
Thanjavur is the birthplace of a very popular dish that is today integral to South Indian cuisine.
×Kaveri Delta
The river that created the land upon which Thanjavur rests is considered by some South Indian thinkers to be even more sacred than the Holy Ganga.
×Tanjore Tambura
Not many people know that the people of Thanjavur invented their own, four-stringed musical instrument, crafted out of the wood of a locally-available tree.
×Saraswati Mahal Library
This public library contains one of the most fascinating collections of books and manuscripts from all over the world, and from hundreds of years ago.
×Thanjavur Cannon
The eastern gate of the city of Thanjavur is guarded by a formidable sentry with a Danish connection.
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