Carved idol in Gangaikondacholapuram Temple. Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva Temple has the biggest Lingam in South India. It became the capital o

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Carved idol in Gangaikondacholapuram Temple. Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva Temple has the biggest Lingam in South India. It became the capital of the Chola dynasty in c. 1025 during the reign of Rajendra Chola I, and served as the Chola capital for around 250 years.

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