Brihadeeswarar Temple
The Chola emperor's great temple, its sixty-metre tower capped by a single eighty-tonne stone.
- Where
- Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 10.7828, 79.1318
Get the Brihadeeswarar Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Brihadeeswarar Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Brihadeeswarar Temple
Saraswathi Mahal Library 1.1 km
A Maratha palace library at Thanjavur with fifty thousand manuscripts, most on palm leaf.
Thanjavur Maratha Palace 1.1 km
A Nayak and Maratha palace holding the Saraswati Mahal library, one of the oldest working libraries in Asia.
Garbharakshambigai temple 18 km
A Shiva temple at Thirukarukavoor, south of Papanasam, named for the goddess Garbharakshambigai.
Poondi Madha Basilica 23 km
A Marian shrine in Thanjavur with a car festival and a long walk to it.
Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary 23 km
A tank in Ariyalur that fills with waterbirds between November and February.
Venni Karumbeswarar Temple 24 km
Shiva as Karumbeswarar at Koilvenni, a place whose older name was simply Tiruvenni.
Sri Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple 28 km
One of the Divya Desams at Koviladi, where Vishnu is said to have asked for appam.
Swamimalai Murugan Temple 29 km
One of the six houses of Murugan, on a hillock of sixty feet beside a branch of the Kaveri.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is Brihadeeswarar Temple?
Brihadeeswarar Temple is in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Saraswathi Mahal Library (1.1 km), Thanjavur Maratha Palace (1.1 km), Garbharakshambigai temple (18 km).
How do I get the Brihadeeswarar Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Brihadeeswarar Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Brihadeeswarar Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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