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Brihadeeswarar temple - Gangaikondacholapuram Tamil Nadu
GangaiKondacholapuram - Amman shrine
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Brihadeeswarar temple - Gangaikondacholapuram - Tamil Nadu
Ce temple, dédié à Shiva, est un des plus grands du Tamil Nadu. Il est remarquable pour sa qualité architecturale et l'abondance de ses sculptures et a été construit en 1035 par le roi Rajendra Ier de la dynastie Chola.
Il a été inscrit en 2004 sur la liste du patrimoine mondial.
Gangaikondacholapuram est une ancienne capitale de l'empire Chola construite par le roi Rajendra Ier vers 1025, pour commémorer sa victoire sur les Pala du Bengale et sur les Ganga de l'Est.
Une inscription indique que le roi Rajendra aurait ordonné aux princes vaincus au Bengale de transporter l'eau sacrée du Gange dans sa nouvelle capitale où il aurait fait bâtir un immense réservoir pour la conserver.
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Brihadeeswarar temple in Gangaikondacholapuram
This temple , dedicated to Shiva, is one of the largest temple in Tamil Nadu. It is remarkable for its architectural quality and its abundance of sculptures, and was erected by King Rajendra Ist from Chola dynasty.
It has been enrolled in 2004 on the World Heritage List.
Gangaikondacholapuram is a former capital of the Chola empire built by King Rajendra I in 1025, to commemorate his victory over the Pala Bengal and the Eastern Ganga.
An inscription indicates that king Rajendra ordered princes defeated in Bengal to carry the sacred water of the Ganges to his new capital where he built a huge tank to keep it.
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Tamil Nadu
Holi powder pyramids are bright spots of colour in the already colourful Indian markets. I like the clear geometrical structure and the nice bokeh in this picture. Taken in Bangalore/Bengaluru on the Krishna Rajendra Market.
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Ce bas-relief remarquable montre Shiva, accompagné de son épouse Parvati, qui dépose une guirlande de fleurs sur la tête de Chandesha, l’un des 63 Nayanars, c’est à dire dévots de Shiva en Inde du sud.
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The devotee's reward
This remarkable bas-relief shows Shiva with his wife Parvati, who sets a garland of flowers on the head of Chandesha, one of the 63 Nayanars, ie Shiva devotees in South India.
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GangaiKondacholapuram - Tamil Nadu
A lemon merchant offers his fruits at the Krishna Rajendra Market in Bangalore. In the picture I like the contrast between the bustle of the visitors and the calm yellow-green of the fruits in the bowls.
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Gangaikonda Cholapuram is a Village located near to Jayankondam, Tamil Nadu, India. It became the capital of the Chola dynasty in c. 1025 during the reign of Rajendra Chola I, and served as the Chola capital for around 250 years.
The town is about approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) northeast of Tiruchirapalli international airport. As of 2014, the ancient city exists as a heritage town in the Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The great temple of Brihadeeswarar Temple at this place is next only to the Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur in its monumental nature and surpasses it in sculptural quality. It has been recognised as a World Heritage site by UNESCO
Thanjavur (350 KM south of Chennai) – was the then capital of medieval Chola Kingdom; ancient Chola Kings had their headquarters at Uraiyur, now a suburban of Thiruchi, 250 KM south-west of Chennai. Of the ‘Thanjavur Cholas’ the most famous and great were the father–son-daughter trio Raja Raja Chola, Rajendra Chola and Kunthavi Devi. Raja Raja Chola's father Emperor died and his Queen Vaanamaa Devi embraced the funeral pyre even as the Child Prince was only 9 months old. This temple was built by them, by about 950 AD. This temple was named by them as 'Peria Udaiyar Koyil'. Nowadays, it is all more a tourist attraction than worshipful devotion.
A little more: Raja Raja Chola had 15 officially recognized wives, what they call ‘concerts’ in divine parlance. Kunthavi was the child of the 15th wife. Though Rajendra Chola and Kunthavi were not born to the same mother they had a rare brother–sister affection; Tamils are generally very proud of such devotion and protective nature of brothers towards their sisters.
The City Palace, Jaipur is a royal residence and former administrative headquarters of the rulers of the Jaipur State in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Construction started soon after the establishment of the city of Jaipur under the reign of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, who moved his court to Jaipur from Amber, in 1727. Jaipur remained the capital of the kingdom until 1949—when it became the capital of the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan—with the City Palace functioning as the ceremonial and administrative seat of the Maharaja of Jaipur. The construction of the Palace was completed in 1732 and it was also the location of religious and cultural events, as well as a patron of arts, commerce, and industry. It was constructed according to the rules of vastushastra, combining elements of Mughal and Rajput architectural styles. It now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and continues to be the home of the Jaipur royal family. The royal family has around 500 personal servants.[citation needed] The palace complex has several buildings, various courtyards, galleries, restaurants, and offices of the Museum Trust.The MSMS II Museum Trust is headed by chairperson Rajamata Padmini Devi of Jaipur (from Sirmour in Himachal Pradesh). Princess Diya Kumari runs the Museum Trust, as its secretary and trustee. She also manages The Palace School and Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh School in Jaipur. She founded and runs the Princess Diya Kumari Foundation to empower underprivileged and underemployed women of Rajasthan. She is also an entrepreneur. In 2013, she was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan from the constituency of Sawai Madhopur.
The diversity within Hinduism encourages a wide variety of beliefs and traditions, of which two important and large traditions are associated with Vishnu and Shiva. Some schools focus on Vishnu (including his associated avatars such as Rama and Krishna) as the Supreme God, and others on Shiva (including his different avatars such as Mahadeva and Pashupata). The Puranas and various Hindu traditions treat both Shiva and Vishnu as being different aspects of the one Brahman. Harihara is a symbolic representation of this idea.
The City Palace, Jaipur is a royal residence and former administrative headquarters of the rulers of the Jaipur State in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Construction started soon after the establishment of the city of Jaipur under the reign of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, who moved his court to Jaipur from Amber, in 1727. Jaipur remained the capital of the kingdom until 1949—when it became the capital of the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan—with the City Palace functioning as the ceremonial and administrative seat of the Maharaja of Jaipur. The construction of the Palace was completed in 1732 and it was also the location of religious and cultural events, as well as a patron of arts, commerce, and industry. It was constructed according to the rules of vastushastra, combining elements of Mughal and Rajput architectural styles. It now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and continues to be the home of the Jaipur royal family. The royal family has around 500 personal servants.[citation needed] The palace complex has several buildings, various courtyards, galleries, restaurants, and offices of the Museum Trust.The MSMS II Museum Trust is headed by chairperson Rajamata Padmini Devi of Jaipur (from Sirmour in Himachal Pradesh). Princess Diya Kumari runs the Museum Trust, as its secretary and trustee. She also manages The Palace School and Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh School in Jaipur. She founded and runs the Princess Diya Kumari Foundation to empower underprivileged and underemployed women of Rajasthan. She is also an entrepreneur. In 2013, she was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan from the constituency of Sawai Madhopur.
Rajendra Chozha (1014-1044) and Gangaikonda Chozhapuram
He with strong naval force sailed oversees and conquered South Eastern Countries Sumatra, Malaysia, Thailand, Andaman&Nicobar, Mynamar, and SriLanka, Laccdives, Maladives in the south.
Many Indian states were remained under his rule.
His reign saw the Chola empire flourish as a major player in the Indian Ocean trade, connecting markets from China to the Middle East. These networks also extended west; the Cholas engaged in the spice trade with Arabia, North Africa, Anatolia and Turkic people.
Elegant Hindu shrinesbuilt in 700 AD at MahabaliPuram .The Shore Temple is so named because it overlooks the shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is considered the finest early example of medieval southern Indian temple architecture. Unlike most of its neighbours at the site, it is built of cut stones rather than carved out of caves. Its style is characterized by a pyramidal kutina-type tower that consists of stepped stories topped by a cupola and finial. The Mamallapuram monuments and temples, including the Shore Temple complex, were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. Marco Polo and the European merchants who came to Asia after him called the site Seven Pagodas. One of these is believed to be the Shore Temple. Temple complex in the category of structural temples goes to the King Rajasimha (700–728 AD), also known as Narasimhavarman II, of the Pallava Dynasty. It is now inferred that this temple complex was the last in a series of temples that seemed to exist in the submerged coastline; this is supported by the appearance of an outline of its sister temples off the coast during the Tsunami of 2004 which struck this coastline.
I. INSCRIPTIONS AT MAMALLAPURAM
NO. 40. ON THE SOUTH BASE OF THE SHORE TEMPLE
This inscription is dated in the twenty-fifth year of Ko-Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman, alias Rajara-deva. It states, that the king “built a jewel-like hall at Kandulur,” and then given a list of the countries, which he is said to have conquered. Among them Vengai-nadu is the well-known country of Vengi; Ganga-padi and Nulamba-padi are found on Mr. Rice’s Map of Mysore;[1] Kundamalai-nadu, “the western hill-country,” is Coorg ; Kollam is Quilon; Kalingam is the country between the Godavari and Mahanadi rivers; Ira-mandalam is Ceylon; Iratta-padi is the Western Chalukyan empire;[2] and the Seriyas are the Pandyas. I have been unable to identify Tadigai-padi.
Sir Walter Elliot’s and Dr.Burnell’s tentative lists of Chola kings[3] contain a king Rajaraja, who reigned from 1023 to 1064 A.D. These figures rest on three Eatern Chalukya grants, of which two have since been published by Mr.Fleet and one has been edited and translated above (No.39.) From these three grants it appears, that the Rajaraja, who reigned from saka 944 to 985, was not a Chola, king, but a king of Vengi, and that his insertion in the list of Chola kings was nothing but a mistake.
The historical portion of the subjoined inscription almost identical with lines 16 to 173 of the large Leyden grant[4] and must belong to the same king. The Leyden grant states that Rajaraja conquered Satyasraya (line 65). This name was borne as a surname by no less than six of the earlier Western Chalukya kings and was also the name of one of the later Western Chalukyas. From certain unpublished inscriptions of the Tanjore Temple it can be safely inferred, that Rajaraja-deva was the predecessor of Rajendra-Chola-deva, the enemy of the Western Chalukya king Jayasimha III., who ruled from about Saka 944 to about 964.[5] Hence the Satyasraya mentioned in the Leyden grant might be identified with the Western Chalukya king Jayasimha III., who ruled from about Saka 944 to about 930 ; [6] and the Chola king Rajaraja, who issued the large Leyden grant and the inscriptions Nos.40, 41 and 66 of the present volume, with that Rajaraja of the Suryavamsa, whose daughter Kundava was married to the Eastern Chaukya king Vimalditya,[7] who reigned from 937 (?) 944. As Rajaraja-deva boasts in his inscriptions of having conquered Vengai-nadu, the country of the Eastern Chalukyas, this marriage was probably a forced one and the result of his conquest of Vimaladitya[8] identification of the Rajaraja-deva of the Leyden grant and of Nos. 40, 41 and 66 with the father of Kundava is confirmed by the Kongu Chronicle, where some of his charities are placedin Saka 926[9]. The Kongu Chronicle, further suggests the probability of identifying Kandalur, where Rajaraja-deva built a hall (sala), with Chidambaram, as it records that “he enlarged the temples at Chidambaram and erected all kinds of towers, walls, mandapas, flights of steps, etc., and other matters.”
From this and the next-following inscription we learn that Mamallapuram belonged to Amur-nadu,[10] a division of Amur-kttam, and that the name of the Shore Temple was Jalasayana. The purport of the inscription is a new division of the land of thetown of Mamallapuram, which had been agreed upon by the citizens.
TRANSLATION
Hail! Prosperity ! In the twenty-fifth year of (the reign of ) the illustrious Ko-Raja-raja-Rajakesrivarman, alias the illustrious Rajaraja-deva, who,-while both the goddess of fortune and the great goddess of the earth, who had become his exclusive property, gave him pleasure, -was pleased to build a jewel (-like) hall (at) Kandalur and conquered by his army, which was victorious in great battles, Vengai-nadu, Ganga-padi, Nulamba-padi, Tadigai-padi, Kudamalai-nadu, Kollam, Kalingam, Iramandalam, which is famed in the eight quarters, and Iratta-padi, (the revenue from from which amounts to) seven and a half Laksha ; who,-while his beauty was increasing, and while he was resplendent (to such an extent) that he was always worthy to be worshipped,-deprived the Seriyas of their splendour, -We, the middle-aged citizens of this towns, unanimously made the following contract, while assembled in the tirunandavana to the south of (the temple of) Jalasayana-deva at Mamallapuram, the chief town of the fifty (villages called after) Pudukkudaiyan Ekadhira,[11] which from part of Amur-kottam.
(Line 21.) The wet land, white (?) land, garden land, dry land and all other taxable (?) land of our town shall be divided into four lots of one hundred manais. One lot of (the land), which has been divided into four lots according to this contract[12] shall be a lot of twenty-five manais. The manais (of) the land (included in) the contract of division into lots may be sold, mortgaged, or used for meritorious gifts ; (but) the manais (of) the land shall be given away as defined by the contact of the division into lots. The previous definition shall be wholly cancelled. The fruit-trees, which stand in the various parts of the lands divided into lots, shall be enjoyed by the owner of the respective lot. Those (trees) which stand on the cause ways between the rice-fields, shall belong to (the whole of) the hundred manais. Among those who are without land and are over the age of sixteen, -from those who work for hire one-eighth of a pon and for (each) turn as ploughmen (?) three-eighths of a pon shall be taken at the end of the year. From those who do not submit to this contract, further twenty-five kurajus of gold shall be taken besides as a fine. We, the middle-aged citizens of the town, have unanimously established this contact.
(Line 58). I, Tiruvelarai Muvayirattu-erunurruvan, the Karanam of this town, who worships the holy feet (of the god), wrote this contract according to the orders of the middle-aged citizens. This is my signature.
NO.41. ON THE NORTH BASE OF THE SHORE TEMPLE
The historical part of this inscription identical with that of the preceding one ; its date is the twenty-sixth year of Ko-Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman, alias Raja-Raja-raja-deva.
The inscription, which is unfortunately mutilated, mentions three temples, two of which were called after and consequently built by Pallava kings. The first of these two is Jalasayana or Kshtriyasimha-Pallava-Isvara-deva. That Jalasayana was the name of the Shore Temple itself, appears clearly from the inscription No.40. The second name for it, which is furnished by the present inscription, proves that the Shore Temple was a foundation of a Pallava king Kshatriyasimha. The second temple mentioned in the subjoined inscription is Rajasimha-Pallava_isvara-deva, which, as appears from one of the Kanchipuram inscriptions (No.24, verse 10), was the original name of the Kailasanatha Temple at Kanchi. The name of the third temple, Pallikondaruliya-deva, natha Temple at Kanchi. The name of the third temple, Pallikondaruliya-deva, (literally : “the god who is pleased to sleep”) may perhaps refer to the Sriranganayaka Temple at Pallikonda near Virinchipuram and would then explain the origin of the name Pallikonda.
TRANSLATION
Hail ! Prosperity ! In the twenty-sixth year of (the reign of) the illustrious Ko-Raja-raja-Rajakesarivarman, alias the illustrious Raja-Rajaraja-deva, etc.[13]- We, the middle-aged citizens of Mamallapuram, a town in Amur-nadu, (a division) of Amurkottam . . . . .of (the temples of) Jalasayana, (alias) Kshatriyasimha-Pallav-Isvara-deva at this town, and of Rajasimha-Pallava-Isvara-deva, and of Pallikondaruliya-deva. . . . .
(Line 31.) . . . . . of the fifty (villages called after) Pudukkudaiyan Ekadhira, which form part of this kottam[14] . . . . .
NO.42. INSIDE THE SHORE TEMPLE
This inscription is dated in the ninth year of Vira-Rajendra-Chola-deva. It records the gift of a piece of land from the great assembly (mahasbha) of Si[ri]davur, alias Narasimha-mangalam to “our lord of Tirukkadalmallai.” By this the Shore Temple at Mamallapuram seems to be meant.
TRANSLATION
Hail ! In the ninth year of (the reign of) the illustrious Vi[ra}-Rajendra-Sora-deva, we the great assembly (mahasbha) of Si[ri]davur, alias Narasimha-mangalam, gave to our lord (of) Tirukkadalmallai as exclusive property, with exemption from taxes, 5 rice-fields (tadi), consisting of 2,000 kuris (of land ; 1.at) Mangalachacheru to the south of the Ukkaviri channel (at) our village ; and (2. at) Narayanan-mangalur, alias Kuttadi-patti, where (the temple of) this god (? kuiyan) stands.
Chandra Taal or the lake of the moon is a gem in Spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh, India. One has to trek 2.5 Km at 14700feet height to see this gem.
Lion well at Gangaikondacholapuram-jayamkondam.
Origins of the City:
The city was founded by Rajendra Chola to commemorate his victory over the Pala Dynasty. The name means The town of the chola who brought Ganga (water from Ganga) or who defeated (the kings near) Ganga. It is now a small village, its past eminence only remembered by the existence of the great Siva Temple.
Rajendra Chola-I (1012-1044 A.D) son of the Great Rajaraja-I, established this temple after his great victorious march to river Ganges on Northern India. He was originally called Madurantakan. He assumed the title of Rajendra during his coronation and continued to rule along with his father Rajaraja-I for a while. He was awarded the supreme title of the Cholas known as Parakesari.
Rajendra-I, a great warrior, assisted his father in numerous expeditions to elevate the Cholas to supreme
The various expeditions he conducted, were : Gangetic expedition, eastern/Western Chalukyas expedition, war against Cheras/Pandyas, Ceylon expedition, Kataram (currently called as Kedah) expedition.
His empire included the whole of southern India to the river Thungabathra in the north. For administrative and strategic purposes he built another capital and named it Gangaikondacholapuram. The Gangaikondacholapuram temple, he constructed consists of 3 stories and was surrounded by a huge fort like wall, the outer wall greatly destructed during the English rule (1896 A.D) to reuse the building material (Granite rocks) for constructing the Lower Anicut (Dam across river Kollidam). He built around 10 temples at various places.
He assumed the title of Gangaikonda Cholan and named his new capital as Gangaikondacholapuram and he also constructed a huge Lake known as Chola Gangam that spreads 22 km mainly used for drinking and irrigation. A statue of Rajendra-I is found in Kolaram temple at Kolar of Karnataka state in India.
C. 1022 C.E. Rajendra undertook an expedition to the Ganges along the east coast of peninsular India. The emperor himself lead the army up to the banks of the Godavari river. The Chola armies conquered all the countries north of Vengi, which included Kalinga, Odda, Southern Kosala, the lower and upper Lada and finally the Vangaladesa (Bengal). The triumphant Chola armies brought back waters from the river Ganges in golden vessels. Around the same time, the Cholas under the illustrious Rajendra Chola I also vanquished the Chalukyas of Manyakheta when the Chola protectorate of Vengi was threatened by Chalukyas Jayasimha II. Rajendra Chola I defeated Jayasimha-II Chalukya at Maski (Muyangi in Chola anals) between Eluru and Visayavadai (modern Vijayawada) and subsequently engaged the Chalukya in Kannada country itself i.e. in the Chalukyas capital of Mannaikadakkam (Manyakheta) "the war in which the Chalukya Jayasimha-II, full of fear, hid like a mouse and fled the battlefield". The Chola armies seized the Chalukya flag, decapitated or slew various generals of the Chalukyas, with the Chalukyan king fleeing the battlefield. The Chalukya King surrendered his wife to the victorious Chola monarch. With the Chola coffers filling up with riches from the Chalukya country, they were able to establish their hold of the region between the Vaigai/Kaveri delta in Tamil country up to the Tungabhadra-Krishna basins in the Maharashtra-Andhra region. To commemorate this celebrated victory, Rajendra assumed the title of Gangaikonda Cholan, "Irattapadi-konda Cholan", "Mannai-kondan" (the king who possessed Irattapadi (erstwhile land of the Rashtrakutas usurped by the Salukkis (Chalukyas) and the king who possessed (the Chalukyan capital) Manyakheta (Mannaikadakkam in Chola annals) and had the Siva Temple Gangakkondacholeswaram built(***). Soon the capital was moved from Thanjavur to Gangaikondacholapuram. The city of Gangaikondacholapuram was probably founded by Rajendra before his 17th year. Most of the Chola kings who succeeded Rajendra were crowned here. They retained it as their capital, reoriented and trained the efficient Chola army.
A saffron clad Iyappan devotee circumambulating the Shiva temple at Gangaikondacholapuram, built by Rajendra chola I in 11th century.
சென்றவிட மெல்லாந் திருவருளே தாரகமாய்
நின்றவர்க்கே ஆனந்த நிட்டை பராபரமே !!!
தாயுமானவர் பராபரக்கண்ணி
GangaikondaCholapuram was established as the capital city of Cholan empire by the great Chola empire Rajendra Chola I ( AD 1012–1044 ). The great temple Brihadisvara at GangaikondaCholapuram, is next only to the great Chola monument Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur.
Gangaikondacholapuram means " the town of Chola who conquered Ganga". Apart from the magnificent Brihadiswara ( Brihadisvara ) temple at GangaikondaCholapuram, there are few more intresting places to see around the temple. People who may love the history may visit Maligai medu ( which is hardly popular and hardly heard about ) and the Museum which is located near the temple.
Brihadisvara Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and can be seen from a distance because of its enormous 55m high vimana and said to be enshrining the largest Shiva Lingam. Rajendra Chola I built this temple in AD 1025.
K R Market (Krishna Rajendra Market), or City Market Bangalore was constructed in 1921. The Building was named after Krishna Rajendra Wodeyar, a former ruler of the princely state of Mysore.
The Building architecture was inspired by the Calcutta’s Sir Stuart Hogg Market,
Gangaikonda Cholapuram is a Village located near to Jayankondam, Tamil Nadu, India. It became the capital of the Chola dynasty in c. 1025 during the reign of Rajendra Chola I, and served as the Chola capital for around 250 years.
The town is about approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) northeast of Tiruchirapalli international airport. As of 2014, the ancient city exists as a heritage town in the Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The great temple of Brihadeeswarar Temple at this place is next only to the Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur in its monumental nature and surpasses it in sculptural quality. It has been recognised as a World Heritage site by UNESCO
The city was founded by Rajendra Chola I to commemorate his victory over the Pala Dynasty. The name means The town of the chola who took over Ganga (water from Ganga) or who defeated (the kings near) Ganga. It is now a small village, its past eminence only remembered by the existence of the great Lord Maha Shiva Temple. The Chola empire included the whole of southern India to the river Thungabadhra in the north. For administrative and strategic purposes they built another capital and named it Gangaikondacholapuram.
The surviving temple in Gangaikonda Cholapuram was completed in 1035 AD. Rajendra emulated the temple built by his father after his victory in a campaign across India that Chola era texts state covered Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Bengal. After his victory, he demanded that the defeated kingdoms send pots of Ganges River water and pour it into the well of this temple.[
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Rajendra Chola-I (1012-1044 A.D) son of the Great Rajaraja-I, established this temple after his great victorious march to river Ganges on Northern India. He was originally called Madurantakan. He assumed the title of Rajendra during his coronation and continued to rule along with his father Rajaraja-I for a while. He achieved the supreme title of Cholas called Parakesari .
Rajendra-I, a great warrior and assisted his father, is numerous expeditions to elevate the Cholas to supreme power. The various expeditions, he conducted, were : Gangetic expedition, eastern/western Chalukyas, war against Cheras/Pandyas, Ceylon expedition, Kadaram (currently called as Burma) expedition etc.,
His empire extended the whole of southern India to river Thungabathra in the north India, for administrative and strategic purpose he built another capital and named Gangaikondacholapuram. The Gangaikondacholapuram temple, he constructed consists of 3 stories and surrounded by a huge fort like wall, the outer wall was greatly destructed during the English rule (1896 A.D) to reuse the building material (Granite rocks) for constructing the Lower Anicut (Dam across river Kollidam). He built around 10 temples at various places.
He assumed the title of Gangaikonda Cholan and named his new capital as Gangaikondacholapuram and he also constructed a huge Lake known as Chola Gangam that spreads 22 km mainly used for drinking and irrigation. A statue of Rajendra-I is found in Kolaram temple at Kolar of Karnataka state in India.
Chandeshvara Nayanar
The South Indian legend, narrated, for instance, in the Periyapuranam, states that he was born into a Brahmin family and was called Visarasarman. When he was a young boy, he found that cows remain uncared for, and hence he himself commenced tendering and caring for the cows. While doing so, he would pour some milk on a lingam, which he made of sand. The news of this wastage of milk reached the ear of his father, Datta; and he himself came to the field to scold his son. Chandesha was deep in meditation in front of the sand lingam, and he did not see his father. The enraged father kicked the sand lingam. At this Chnadesha’s meditation was interrupted, and he struck his father’s leg with a staff. The staff turned into an axe and his father’s leg was severed. At this point, Shiva manifested himself, and blessed Chandesha, declared that he would become a father to Chandesha; and restored the severed leg of Datta to normal state.
Foto: Lizette Kabré. Climate congress, Copenhagen 2009, 10-12 March. Opening session Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chaiman of the IPCC.
The Local people refer to this as the coronation ceremony of RAJENDRA CHOLA I - an event that happened exactly 1000 years ago (25.07.1014) in the presence of Siva and Parvathy
@ Gangaikonda Chaozapuram
Saraswati (Sanskrit: सरस्वती, IAST: Sarasvatī) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom, and learning. She is a part of the trinity (Tridevi) of Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Parvati. All the three forms help the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva to create, maintain, and regenerate the Universe, respectively
Goddess Saraswathi seen seated on a lotus throne with four arms; holds a rosary of beads and amrta kalaswith the upper arms and palm leaves and teaching pose with the lower ones; behind her is shown a prabha aureole.
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A UNESCO world Heritage Site at Tamilnadu,India.For about 250 years, the Chola clan had ruled over a large part of South India. In those times, the Chola dynasty was at its apex and conquered many a parts of the northern territory. The wealth was brimming due to the outcome of their booming war operations. On one of the expeditions, Rajendra Chola,the great Chola who conquered a large area in South India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Sumatra, Kadaram (Kedah in Malaysia), Cambodia and others at the beginning of the 11th century A.D brought Ganga water in a golden pot and consecrated the reservoir 'Ponneri or Cholaganga'. Consequently, Rajendra was been titled as 'Gangaikondan' (the one who brought the Ganges). The king wanted to erect a 'larger than life' temple corresponding to the Brihadeeswara Temple at Tanjore.During 1020 - 29 AD, Gangaikondacholapuram had seen its construction.
Town Hall is an iconic European style stone structure in the city of Bengaluru. It was built by Sri Puttan Chetty who was the President of the municipality of Bengaluru from 1913-1920. The building was inaugurated by crown prince Kantiveera Wodeyar while its foundation stone was laid by the then King of Mysore, Sri Rajendra Wodeyar.
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Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram, Kumbakonam, TN, India.
Recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, it was built in 12th century by Rajendra Chola of Chola Dynasty. It is known for greatest sculptures of that time that stands testimony to the art of rock sculpting even now.
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