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Tanjavur: Capital of the Delta
| Title: | Tanjavur: Capital of the Delta | | Author: | Ali, Daud | | Publication: | Marg | | Enumeration: | Vol. 51 Issue no. 1; September 1999, p. 25-42 | | Abstract: | Tanjavur as the political heart of the Kaveri delta for the better part of a millennium, has given the region its unique economic, historical and cultural development. Under the 10th century Chola king Rajaraja I it was laid out as an imperial city with a great temple dedicated to Shiva, which came to be known as Brihadishvara. The history of this celebrated centre of the arts during Chola, Vijayanagara, Nayaka, and Maratha rule is described. Source of Abstract: Provided by Publisher | | Tools: |
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