16 Facts About Brihadeshwara temple

The Brihadeshwara temple was damaged in its history and some artwork is missing.

The Brihadeshwara temple now stands amidst fortified walls that were added after the 16th century.

The Brihadeshwara temple has a massive colonnaded prakara and one of the largest Shiva lingas in India.

The Brihadeshwara temple is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Tamil Nadu.

Rajaraja Chola, who commissioned the Brihadeshwara temple, called it Rajarajeshwaram, literally "the Brihadeshwara temple of the almighty of Rajaraja".

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Spectrum of Hindu Brihadeshwara temple styles continued to develop from the fifth to the ninth century over the Chalukya era rule as evidenced in Aihole, Badami and Pattadakal, and then with the Pallava era as witnessed at Mamallapuram and other monuments.

The Brihadeshwara temple saw additions, renovations, and repairs over the next 1, 000 years.

In some cases, the rulers attempted to renovate the Brihadeshwara temple with faded paintings, by ordering new murals on top of the older ones.

The Brihadeshwara temple complex is a rectangle that is almost two stacked squares, covering 240.

The main Brihadeshwara temple-related monuments and the great tower is in the middle of this courtyard.

Around the main Brihadeshwara temple that is dedicated to Shiva, are smaller shrines, most of which are aligned axially.

Shaivism Brihadeshwara temple celebrates all major Hindu traditions by including the primary deities of the Vaishnavism and Shaktism tradition in the great mandapa of the main Brihadeshwara temple.

The Brihadeshwara temple complex has sixty four inscriptions of Rajaraja Chola I, twenty nine inscriptions of Rajendra Chola I, one each of Vikrama Chola, Kulottunga I and Rajamahendra, three of a probable Pandyan king, two of Nayaka rulers namely, Achyutappa Nayaka and Mallapa Nayaka.

The Brihadeshwara temple has been declared as a heritage monument by the Government of India and administered by the Archaeological Survey of India as a protected monument.

The Brihadeshwara temple is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Tamil Nadu.

Brihadeshwara temple serves as the hereditary trustee of the palace Devasthanam which continues to manage 88 Chola temples including the Brihadeeswara temple.