September 28, 2010

Brihadeeswarar Temple.


A commemorative stamp was released on 26th September 2010 to celebrate the millennium of the Chola-built Brihadeeswara Temple at Tanjavur,One of the greatest glories of Indian architecture.The temple is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Great Living Chola Temples”. The Brihadisvara temple is a monument dedicated to Siva at Thanjavur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . It is the world’s first complete granite temple, which is also known as the Big Temple.

For further reading :About The Big Temple

Thanks to Mr.Kasinath of  My Water Craft Philately , for further inquiry about the Maxi card you may contact him.

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