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Flourishing of Chola Temple Construction

Type Event Region Asia Time 1036–1038

In the 1030s, the Chola dynasty continued to heavily patronize the building and repair of Hindu temples in Thanjavur and surrounding areas, granting …

Timeline

  1. 1036Thanjavur · Tamil NaduThe Chola court issued land-grant inscriptions, endowing temples at Thanjavur and elsewhere with village revenues and gold to maintain priests, dancers, and daily ritual expenses.
  2. 1037–1038Brihadisvara Temple · ThanjavurArtisans added cloisters, mandapas, and bronze statues to existing grand temples, with reliefs depicting Chola royal achievements and Shiva mythology, as Dravidian architectural art reached full maturity.

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