Resting Place Of Raja Raja Chola The Great .who Built The Big Temple In Thanjavur
India Videos, Discover India Videos, Incredible India Videos, Beautiful Indian Videos, Videos of India, Indian Temples Videos, Indian Monuments Videos, Indian History Videos Raja Raja Chola I, Was Clearly The Greatest Of The Chola Monarchs. During His Reign (985 - 1014 Ad) He Brought Stability To The Chola Kingdom, And Restored From Obscurity The Brilliant Tevaram Hymns Of The Saivite Nayanmars From Obscurity. Raja Raja Was A Great Builder, And The Peruvudaiyar Koyil Or The Big Tempie At Thanjavur Was His Creation. His Son Rajendra Chola (1014 - 1044 Ad) Was A Greater Conqueror Who Marched All The Way To The Banks Of The Ganges. This March Was Commemorated With A New Capital Gangaikonda Cholapuram And Another 'periya Koyil'. Gangai Konda Cholapuram Was The Capital Of The Cholas For About Two Centuries, Although It Is Nothing More Than A Village Now With This Rather Well Maintained Magnificient Temple. 35 Kilometers From Thanjavur Lies Darasuram, Once Known As Rajarajapuram - A Part Of The Chola's Secondary Capital Of Pazhaiyarai. Here Is The Airavateeswarar Temple Built By Raja Raja Ii (1146 - 1173). It Was During The Reign Of Kulottunga Iii (1178 - 1218) That The Kambahareswarar Temple At Tribhuvanam Was Built.rajaraja Chola The Great Was The First Chola King To Document Archives Of His Rule In The Form Of Written Evidence On Stone Tablets And Copper Plates. These Recorded His Achievements, His Philanthropy, His Judicial Decisions, His Administration, Irrigation And Healthcare Systems. In The Famous Inscriptions In The Rajarajeeswaram( Brahadeeswara Temple) Complex He Records Not Only The Donations Given By Him And His Sister And Relatives ...