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Membalam Road, Thanjavur, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu (Thanjavur Junction Railway Station — 8 min drive)

Brihadisvara Temple (Peruvudaiyar Kovil / Big Temple)
Raja Raja Chola I 1010 CE • UNESCO World Heritage Great Living Chola Temple🏛️ Consecrated Sacred Temple Sanctum • Lord Brihadisvara (Peruvudaiyar / Big Temple)Est. 1010

Brihadisvara Temple (Peruvudaiyar Kovil / Big Temple)

பெருவுடையார் பெரிய கோயில் (தஞ்சாவூர்) • Lord Brihadisvara (Peruvudaiyar / Big Temple)

Engineering miracle built entirely of granite with a 216-foot hollow vimana capped by an 80-tonne monolithic cupola that casts no shadow at noon.

Membalam Road, Thanjavur, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu (Thanjavur Junction Railway Station — 8 min drive)Thanjavur Junction Railway Station — 8 min drive
Daily Darshan & Aarti
Daily Darshan, Aarti & BhogNitya Seva
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5:30 AM – 1:00 PM & 4:30 PM – 9:30 PM
🪔 Aarti Schedule
Pratah Aarti: 6:00 AM | Sandhya Aarti: 7:00 PM
🍛 Bhog / Prasad Window
Mahaprasad Seva: 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Thanjavur Junction Railway Station — 8 min drive
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Darshan Passes₹200

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Home Delivery₹351

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Puja & Rituals₹501

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Aarti Seva₹101

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Accommodation₹750

Thanjavur Pilgrim Yatri Niwas / Guest House

Clean family guest rooms operated by the trust close to Brihadisvara Temple (Peruvudaiyar Kovil / Big Temple).

Air Conditioned24x7 WaterSatvik Dining
Donations₹101

Annadanam Seva & Mandir E-Hundi (80G)

Tax-exempt charitable donation towards free feeding of thousands of daily pilgrims.

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Sacred Lineage of Brihadisvara Temple (Peruvudaiyar Kovil / Big Temple)

Engineering miracle built entirely of granite with a 216-foot hollow vimana capped by an 80-tonne monolithic cupola that casts no shadow at noon.

Presiding Deity (Moolavirat)Lord Brihadisvara (Peruvudaiyar / Big Temple)
Heritage & Consecration EraRaja Raja Chola I 1010 CE • UNESCO World Heritage Great Living Chola Temple
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Traditional modest attire required inside the sanctum. Footwear, leather items, and unauthorized photography inside Garbhagriha are strictly prohibited.

  • Free Footwear Stand (Juta Ghar) & Cloakroom at Main Gate
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1010Epoch 01

Sacred Consecration & Sthala Purana

Engineering miracle built entirely of granite with a 216-foot hollow vimana capped by an 80-tonne monolithic cupola that casts no shadow at noon.

Raja Raja Chola I 1010 CE • UNESCO World Heritage Great Living Chola Temple
1035Epoch 02

Sanctum Architecture & Pilgrim Corridor

Preserving classical temple architecture, daily Vedic rituals (Pratah Aarti: 6:00 AM | Sandhya Aarti: 7:00 PM), and pilgrim annakshetra hospitality in Thanjavur.

Daily Darshan: 5:30 AM – 1:00 PM & 4:30 PM – 9:30 PM
2026Epoch 03

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