28 Facts About Thanjavur

Thanjavur, Tanjore, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Thanjavur is an important center of South Indian religion, art, and architecture.

Thanjavur is home to Tanjore painting, a painting style unique to the region.

Thanjavur is administered by a municipal corporation covering an area of 128.

The city's name "Thanjavur" might be derived from the name of a Mutharayar king, "Thananjay" or "Dhananjaya".

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The region around present day Thanjavur was conquered by the Mutharayars during the sixth century, who ruled it up to 849.

Gradually, Thanjavur became the most important city in the Chola Empire and remained its capital till the emergence of Gangaikonda Cholapuram in about 1025.

Thanjavur was eventually annexed along with the rest of the Chola kingdom by the Pandya king Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I in 1279 and the Chola kings were forced to accept the suzerainty of the Pandyas.

Thanjavur is believed to have been conquered by Kampanna Udayar during his invasion of Srirangam between 1365 and 1371.

Thanjavur Nayaks were notable for their patronage of literature and arts.

The rule of the dynasty came to an end when Thanjavur fell to the Madurai Nayak king Chokkanatha Nayak in 1673.

Thanjavur is located at The tributaries of river Cauvery, namely, the Grand Anaicut canal, Vadavaaru and Vennaaru rivers flow through the city.

Thanjavur is an important pilgrim centre and a major tourist destination of Tamil Nadu.

South Zone Culture Centre in Thanjavur is one of the regional cultural centres established by the Government of India to preserve and promote cultural heritage of India.

The most visited monument in Thanjavur is the Brihadeeswarar Temple, whose construction, the historian Percy Brown described as "a landmark in the evolution of building art in South India".

Thanjavur is the cradle for many of the arts and crafts in South India.

Thanjavur painting is a major form of classical South Indian painting from Thanjavur.

Thanjavur is an important centre of silk weaving in Tamil Nadu.

Thanjavur is famous for the 'Thalaiyatti bommai' or 'Dancing dolls' which is a doll made from clay, wood or plastic.

Thanjavur is the cultural and political center of the Thanjavur Marathi people.

Roman Catholics in Thanjavur are affiliated to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanjore and Protestants are affiliated to the Trichy–Tanjore Diocese of the Church of South India.

Thanjavur had a single bus terminus located at the heart of the city.

Railway line connecting Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station to Chennai Egmore via Thanjavur, the Main Line is a historical line established by South Indian Railway Company in 1879.

Thanjavur is connected by rail with most important cities and towns in India.

Thanjavur comes under the Thanjavur State Assembly Constituency and it elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years.

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Thanjavur is a part of the Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency and elects a member to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, once every five years.

Electricity supply to Thanjavur is regulated and distributed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.

Thanjavur comes under the Thanjavur Telecom circle of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, India's state-owned telecom and internet services provider.