Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Brihadeshwara Temple (also called Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple and Gangaikondacholeeswaram) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Ariyalur district, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple | |
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| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Ariyalur district |
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| Architectural type | Dravidian Architecture |
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Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram Media
Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple by the highway.
The vimana traces a curve, unlike Thanjavur temple.
The Ganesha shrine with the main Shiva temple
Shiva shown garlanding king Rajendra I[1]
The Nandi facing the sanctum.
Nataraja dancing over the demon of ignorance.
Another depiction of Nataraja, surrounded by Parvati and other deities dancing.
Kalantaka legend, signifying the dance of time and eternity by Shiva
Shiva inside linga - Lingodbhava
Shiva with Parvati in an amorous pose, dancer panels surround them.
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- ↑ George Michell 1988, p. 51 footnote 17.