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Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur
A UNESCO Chola masterpiece with a 66-meter vimana tower topped by an 80-ton granite capstone, engineered without cranes over 1,000 years ago.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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Thiruvarur
Tamil Nadu, India · Asia
About Thiruvarur
Thiruvarur sits on the route: 20 minutes from Kilvelur, 55km from Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur.
Thiruvarur is in Tamil Nadu, India, with about 59,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kilvelur, about 11 km away.
Thiruvarur (Tamil: [t̪iɾuʋaːɾuːɾ]) also spelt as Tiruvarur is a Municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Thiruvarur district and Thiruvarur taluk.
Thiruvarur was a part of Thanjavur district until 1991. The Odambokki river passes through the centre of the town.Read more
Thiruvarur covers an area of 10.47 km2 (4.04 sq mi) and had a population of 58,301 as of 2011. Out of total population of Tiruvarur, 1,403,348 in the district, 257,795 are in urban area and 1,006,482 are in rural area. 65,220 households are in urban, 261,999 are in rural area. It is administered by a selection grade municipality. The town is a part of the Cauvery delta and the erstwhile Tanjore region, agriculture being the major occupation of the area. Roadways are the major means of transportation with a total of 94.06 km (58.45 mi) of district roads including three national highways passing through the town. The town was one of the five traditional capitals of the Chola empire, with one of the emperors of the dynasty, Kulothunga Chola I, having it as his capital. The town is believed to be of significant antiquity and has been ruled, at different times, by the Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Later Pandyas, Vijayanagar Empire, Thanjavur Nayaks, Marathas and the British. The town is known for the Thyagaraja temple, and the largest annual chariot festival in Asia, held in the month of April. The temple chariot of the Thyagaraja temple, weighing 360 tonnes (790,000 lb) and measuring 96 feet (29 m) tall is the largest temple chariot in India. Thiruvarur is the birthplace of Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri, popularly known as the Trinity of Carnatic music of the 18th century CE.
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What is there to see near Thiruvarur?
Within an hour or so of Thiruvarur: Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur (55 km).
Are there any good drives near Thiruvarur?
The nearest famous roads are Kolli Hills 70 Hairpin Road.
Where is Thiruvarur?
Thiruvarur is in Tamil Nadu, India, about 11 km from Kilvelur.
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- Population
- 58,777
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 10.7727, 79.6368
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