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Brihadeeshwara Temple, Tanjore, India

I had the privilege to visit Brihadeeshwara Temple (UNESCO World Heritage site), located in Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, in the south of India after a gap of 30 years. My first visit there was during one of my primary school field trip and now i was visiting the same temple with my daughter who is in primary school – Nostalgic indeed!

This magnificent Shiva temple was build by Rajaraja Chola king in 11th century and depicts the grandeur of the Chola architecture. I could not resist taking out an A4 piece of paper and start sketching this marvelous intricate architecture that stood in front of me. So this is what happened in the next 30 minutes:

Indeed fully satisfied 🙂