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Sculpture of Nandi in Gangaikondacholapuram temple

Chola Temples

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Published on: 26 May 2016

Chola temples Rajaraja Chola Thanjavur Brihadishvara temple Darasuram Gangaikondacholapuram Rajarajeshvara temple Tevaram Temple architecture

The module takes us through the Chola period, 'one of the most creative and formative' in Tamil culture. This was when some of India's finest temples were built, whose inspiration endured for later Nayaka and Maratha rulers of the region. 

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P.S. Sriraman
Chola Murals
Visual and Material Arts Built Spaces
Notes on Certain Aspects of Brihadisvara Temple
Built Spaces
Prof Sharada Srinivasan
The Nataraja bronze and Coomaraswamy's legacy
People Built Spaces
Crispin Branfoot
The Chola temples
Built Spaces

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Iconography in Chola Temples
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Chola murals

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In Conversation with Dr Anand Burdhan
Built Spaces
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Interview with T.N. Ramachandran
Built Spaces
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In conversation: Babaji Bhonsle
Built Spaces
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In Conversation: Dr B.M. Sundaram
Performing Arts
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In conversation: Dr R Nagaswamy
Built Spaces
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Living Legacies: Film on Chola temples of Thanjavur and Kumbhakonam
Built Spaces
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In conversation: Dr P Perumal
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Embedded thumbnail for In conversation: Pradeep Chakravarthy
In conversation: Pradeep Chakravarthy
Built Spaces

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