The Brihadeeswarar Temple is a large Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. The temple was completed in 1010 CE by the Chola Dynasty emperor Raja Raja Chola I (r. 985 - 1014 CE), one of the greatest Indian emperors.

---

Size: 5225px × 3379px
Photo credit: © Pictures From History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: architecture, art, arts, arulmozhi, arulmozhivarman, asia, asian, brihadeeswarar, brihadeshwarar, brihadishwara, chola, dynasty, fresco, frescoes, heritage, hindu, hinduism, historical, history, image, images, india, indian, instrument, instruments, kovil, krack, maratha, mural, murals, musical, nadu, peruvudaiyar, pictures, rainer, rajaraja, rajarajeswaram, religion, shiva, site, siva, tamil, tanjore, temple, thanjavur, thevar, unesco, world