Hinduism · Communities & events
Brihadisvara is consecrated at Thanjavur
1009–1010 CE
Rajaraja I’s monumental temple to Shiva at Thanjavur was consecrated after a major Chola building campaign. Architecture, sculpture, inscriptions, and ritual formed a single religious institution. Worship at this temple remains part of the living traditions associated with the Chola monuments.
Why it matters
The temple makes royal patronage and public worship visible as historical forces alongside the composition and interpretation of sacred literature.
About the date
UNESCO places consecration in Rajaraja I’s twenty-fifth regnal year.
Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur
Temple consecrated in the event.
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