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Thanjavur

Tamil Nadu

The Chola dynasty's towering Big Temple, finished around 1010 and still in worship.

Photo: Original: Rainer Halama Derivative work: UnpetitproleX · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
Oct–Mar
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Our full guide to Thanjavur is being written. It's on the South India list as Must-See and India list as Worth a Detour.

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