Dwarapalaka sculpture in Tanjore(Thanjavur) Brihadeeswarar Temple vintage French postcard in my collection

This is Dwarapalaka sculpture in Tanjore(Thanjavur) Brihadeeswarar Temple vintage French postcard in my collection.

Temples of India sketches from "India illustrated with pen and pencil" vintage book

These are Temples of India sketches from "India illustrated with pen and pencil" vintage book of the year 1891.

I found this "India illustrated with pen and pencil" vintage book in archive.org website. https://archive.org/details/indiaillustrated00urwi

This is Black Pagoda at Konark temple sketch.

This is Gopuram at Kumbakonam temple sketch.

This is Grand Pagoda, Kancheepuram, Gopuram and Sacred Tank of Kancheepuram temple sketch.

This is Grand Temple of Bhubaneshwar sketch.

This is Hindu Temples Benares sketch.

This is Pagoda of Chidambaram temple sketch.

This is Pagoda Tirunalveli temple sketch.

This is Sreerangam temple sketch.

This is Tanjore (Tanjavur) Temple sketch.

This is Temple of Jagannath, Puri sketch.

Brihadishwara Temple Tanjore Lithograph Greeting Card of National Museum

This is Brihadishwara Temple Tanjore Greeting Card of National Museum, New  Delhi in my collection.  

Thanjavur Brihadeeswarar Temple vintage postcard

This is Thanjavur Brihadeeswarar Temple vintage postcard in my collection.

Nakshatra Mahal Tanjore (Thanjavur) vintage print

This is Nakshatra Mahal Tanjore (Thanjavur) vintage print in my collection.

Arsenal in Tanjore Fort vintage print

This is Arsenal in Tanjore Fort vintage photographic print in my collection.

The Brihadeeswarar Temple of Thanjavur

This is Thanjavur Brihadeeswarar Temple vintage postcard in my collection. 

This Thanjavur Brihadeeswarar Temple vintage postcard used in the year 1910 in France.

The Brahadeewarar temple, called the Big Temple, is dedicated to Lord Siva. It was built by the great Chola King Raja Raja 1 (985 -1012 A.D). it is an outstanding exmple of Chola architecture. 

The Brihadeeswara temple is one of the few great Indian monuments listed in UNESCO's World Heritage list of historical sites and monuments.

The 64. 8 Mt. tall vimanam (tower over the sanctum sanctorum) is testimony to the engineering skill of the Cholas. In keeping with the size of the temple, it has gigantic “Mahalingam” in the shrine, measuring 4 meters in height. A monolithic Nandhi chiseled out of a single rock, measures 5. 94 meters in length, 2.51 metres in breadth and 3.66 meters in height. it is the second largest Nandhi in India. The Nandhi or bull is the vehicle of Lord Siva. Beautiful Chola fresco paintings adorn the inner walls of the Temple. One of the outstanding temples in South India, the Brahadeeshwarar temple is the  Chola dynast’s finest contribution to Dravidian temple architecture. What makes the construction so unique is the variation from the usual temple building style of having a tall gopuram and smaller vimanam. At the Big Temple the vimanam asoars high while the gopuram is smaller. The 64. 8m tall, 14 tier pyramid shaped vimanam raised from a square base is topped by a huge monolithic cupola carved from an 81.3 tonne block of granite. It was raised with the aid of a 6 km long inclined plane. 

The Brihadeeswarar temple is the major center of tourist attraction at Thanjavur. This temple is one of India's most prized architectural sites.The 'Vimana' - or the temple tower - is 216 ft (66 m) high and is among the tallest of its kind in the world. Thanjavur is the ancient capital of the Chola kings. King Rajaraja Chola constructed the Brihadeeswara Temple in 10th century AD and the architect Sama Varma designed it. Thanjavur was the center of learning during 10th to 14th century AD.

The Brihadisvarar temple in Thanjavur, the most important among the hundreds of temples built by the Chola emperors, has reached a milestone: a thousand years of existence. 

More information about Brihadeeswarar Temple is available in wikipedia.org website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanjavur

On 26th September,2010 Tamilnadu State Postal Department issued Postal Stamp issued a postage stamp featuring The Brihadeeswarar temple of Thanjavur to commemmorate the 1000th Year Celebrations of this Great Temple. An Indian monuments listed in UNESCO’s World Heritage list of historical sites and monuments.

On that day Post Master General, Central Region (TN), Tiruchirapalli has issued a set of 3 picture postcards to commemorate millennium celebrations of the Brihadeeswarar temple at Thanjavur. Set of three cards is priced at Rs. 15 (Rs. 5 each). An advertisement for the forthcoming INDIPEX 2011 Exhibition with logo is also placed on all three cards.

In my collection i have these 3 picture postcards issued by Tamilnadu Postal Department. 

Alongwith postal stamp Government also minted 5 rupees commemmorative coin on the occasion of 1000th Year Celebrations of this Great Temple.  In my collection i have a piece of this commemorative coin also.

This is Brihadeeswarar Temple photo from a vintage book on Indian Heritage and Culture in my collection.

This is Thanjavur Temple with Nandi special cover in my collection. This special cover issued on the occasion of TANAPEX'78 (Philateic exhibition) on 6th February, 1978.

This is Thanjavur Art Plate special cover in my collection. This special cover issued on the occasion of TANAPEX'75 (Philateic exhibition) on 6th September, 1975.

 This is Goddess Saraswati Maatha statue of Brihadesswarar Temple postcard issued by Archaeological Survey of India is in my collection.

Thanjavur Temple with Nandi Special cover

This is Thanjavur Temple with Nandi Special cover in my collection. This special cover issued in the year 1978 on the occassion of TANAPEX 78. 

Goddess Saraswati Statue in Thanjavur Temple Post Card

This is Goddess Saraswati Statue in Thanjavur Temple Post Card in my collection. This post card printed by Archaeological Survey of India.

The Brihadeeswarar Temple Thanjavur

The Brahadeewarar temple, called the Big Temple, is dedicated to Lord Siva. It was built by the great Chola King Raja Raja 1 (985 -1012 A.D). it is an outstanding exmple of Chola architecture. 

The Brihadeeswara temple is one of the few great Indian monuments listed in UNESCO's World Heritage list of historical sites and monuments.

The 64. 8 Mt. tall vimanam (tower over the sanctum sanctorum) is testimony to the engineering skill of the Cholas. In keeping with the size of the temple, it has gigantic “Mahalingam” in the shrine, measuring 4 meters in height. A monolithic Nandhi chiseled out of a single rock, measures 5. 94 meters in length, 2.51 metres in breadth and 3.66 meters in height. it is the second largest Nandhi in India. The Nandhi or bull is the vehicle of Lord Siva. Beautiful Chola fresco paintings adorn the inner walls of the Temple. One of the outstanding temples in South India, the Brahadeeshwarar temple is the  Chola dynast’s finest contribution to Dravidian temple architecture. What makes the construction so unique is the variation from the usual temple building style of having a tall gopuram and smaller vimanam. At the Big Temple the vimanam asoars high while the gopuram is smaller. The 64. 8m tall, 14 tier pyramid shaped vimanam raised from a square base is topped by a huge monolithic cupola carved from an 81.3 tonne block of granite. It was raised with the aid of a 6 km long inclined plane. 

The Brihadeeswarar temple is the major center of tourist attraction at Thanjavur. This temple is one of India's most prized architectural sites.The 'Vimana' - or the temple tower - is 216 ft (66 m) high and is among the tallest of its kind in the world. Thanjavur is the ancient capital of the Chola kings. King Rajaraja Chola constructed the Brihadeeswara Temple in 10th century AD and the architect Sama Varma designed it. Thanjavur was the center of learning during 10th to 14th century AD.

 

The Brihadisvarar temple in Thanjavur, the most important among the hundreds of temples built by the Chola emperors, has reached a milestone: a thousand years of existence. 

On 26th September,2010 Tamilnadu State Postal Department issued Postal Stamp issued a postage stamp featuring The Brihadeeswarar temple of Thanjavur to commemmorate the 1000th Year Celebrations of this Great Temple. An Indian monuments listed in UNESCO’s World Heritage list of historical sites and monuments.

On that day Post Master General, Central Region (TN), Tiruchirapalli has issued a set of 3 picture postcards to commemorate millennium celebrations of the Brihadeeswarar temple at Thanjavur. Set of three cards is priced at Rs. 15 (Rs. 5 each). An advertisement for the forthcoming INDIPEX 2011 Exhibition with logo is also placed on all three cards.

In my collection i have these 3 picture postcards issued by Tamilnadu Postal Department. 

Alongwith postal stamp Government also minted 5 rupees commemmorative coin on the occasion of 1000th Year Celebrations of this Great Temple.  In my collection i have a piece of this commemorative coin also.