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Thanjavur, formerly known as Tanjore, is a city in Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. The city lies on the south bank of the Kaveri River, 200 miles south of Chennai. Thanjavur is also the capital of the Thanjavur District. Tanjore is also the name of Air India One [1], the special aircraft of the President of India and the Prime Minister of India. Image File history File links WikiprojectIndiacities_thanjavur. ...
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Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...
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Thanjavur district is one of the 30 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. ...
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Siva Samudram Falls on the Kaveri River near Mysore The Kaveri River (also spelt Cauvery or Kavery) is one of the great rivers of India and is considered sacred by the Hindus. ...
Chennai (செனà¯à®©à¯ˆ in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ...
Thanjavur district is one of the 30 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. ...
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Thanjavur derives its name from Tanjan-an asura (demon) who according to local legend caused devastation and was killed by Sri Anandavalli Amman and Sri Neelamegapperumal. Tanjan's last request that the city might be named after him was granted.
Sights Thanjavur is famous for the Brihadeeswara Temple built by Rajaraja Chola, the first sailor king of India. The Brihadeeswara Temple also known as the Big Temple is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The temple is enclosed in two courts, surmounted by a lofty tower and including the exquisitely decorated shrine of Subrahmanya. Among the other historic buildings is the Vijayanagara fort, which contains a palace that was expanded by the Maratha raja Sarfoji with an armoury, a Bell Tower and the Saraswathi Mahal Library, which contains over 30,000 Indian and European manuscripts written on palm leaf and paper. The Brihadisvara temple is an ancient Hindu temple located at Thanjavur in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. ...
Rajaraja Chola the first is considered the greatest of all Chola kings. ...
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Saraswathi Mahal Library, situated near the darbar of king contains rare manuscripts of books in variety of subjects that include literature, history, poems, etc. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2409x1622, 1497 KB)Front Entrance to Brihadisvara Temple Photo created (scanned & GIMPed) : 26 September 2005 Photo taken : 24 September 2005 Photographer : Navendu File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2409x1622, 1497 KB)Front Entrance to Brihadisvara Temple Photo created (scanned & GIMPed) : 26 September 2005 Photo taken : 24 September 2005 Photographer : Navendu File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old...
The Brihadisvara temple is an ancient Hindu temple located at Thanjavur in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2409x1622, 1263 KB)Bell Tower inside the Thanjavur Palace Photo created (scanned & GIMPed) : 26 September 2005 Photo taken : 24 September 2005 Photographer : Navendu File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2409x1622, 1263 KB)Bell Tower inside the Thanjavur Palace Photo created (scanned & GIMPed) : 26 September 2005 Photo taken : 24 September 2005 Photographer : Navendu File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this...
Culture Thanjavur is one of the chief political, literary and religious centres of southern India, known for its contribution to Carnatic music, it has produced many classical musicians and Bharathanatyam dancers. Tiruvaiyaru, which is close to Thanjavur, is the place where the great musician Saint Thyagaraja lived. It is also well known for its unique painting style called Tanjore Painting, a percussion instrument called the Thavil, a divine classical string instrument Veenai and the Thanjavur Dolls. Timeline and Samples Genres Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani) - Rock - Pop - Hip hop Awards Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards Charts Festivals Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja Aradhana – Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Media Sruti, The Music Magazine National anthem Jana Gana Mana, also national song Vande Mataram States Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Andhra...
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A Tanjore Painting depicting Goddess Saraswati Tanjore Painting is an important form of classical South Indian painting native to the town of Tanjore in Tamil Nadu. ...
The Thavil The thavil is a barrel shaped percussion instrument from South India. ...
Veenai The veenai is one of the most ancient string instruments of India. ...
History The city was once the stronghold of the historic Chola dynasty and was later ruled by the nayaks of Vijayanagara and Maratha rajas. The Cholas were the most famous of the three dynasties that ruled ancient Tamil Nadu. ...
A Nayak (also Nayaka, Nayaker/Naicker (Tamil) or Nayadu/Naidu (Telegu) or Nair (Malayalam) Nayake/Naike (Sinhala) or Naik (Marathi) ) is the title of a government official, equivalent to a provincial governor or viceroy, in the Telugu kingdoms of southern India, including the Kakatiya kingdom of Warangal (11th-14th centuries...
The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ...
Shivaji and his faithful Maratha comrades The MarÄthÄs is a collective term referring to a group of Hindu, Marathi-speaking castes of warriors and peasants hailing mostly from the present-day state of Maharashtra, who created a substantial empire, covering a major part of India, in the 17th...
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Tanjore was conquered by the Marathas in 1674 under Venkaji, the half-brother of Shivaji the Great; his successors ruled as rajas of Tanjore. The British first came into contact with Tanjore by their expedition in 1749 with a view to the restoration of a deposed raja. In this they failed, and a subsequent expedition was bought off. The Maratha rajas held Tanjore until 1799. A Protestant mission at Tanjore was founded in 1778 by the Reverend Christian Friedrich Schwarz. His church dates from 1779. Shivaji and his faithful Maratha comrades The MarÄthÄs is a collective term referring to a group of Hindu, Marathi-speaking castes of warriors and peasants hailing mostly from the present-day state of Maharashtra, who created a substantial empire, covering a major part of India, in the 17th...
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In October of that year the district was ceded to the British East India Company in absolute sovereignty by Raja Serfoji II, a pupil of the missionary Schwartz. The raja retained only the capital and a small tract of country round. He died in 1833 and was succeeded by his son Sivaji, on whose death in 1855 without an heir the house became extinct. The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company string of investors, which was granted a Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1599, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. ...
Champion Of Arts, Skills & Healthcare - Serfoji II Rajah Serfoji II (1777–1832) was the Maratha ruler of the Kingdom Of Tanjore (also known as Thanjavur). He was a descendant of Shivaji. ...
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The mission establishments were taken over in 1826 by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, which subsequently founded new stations in several parts of the district. Roman Catholic missions date from the first half of the 17th century.
Demographics The city is the 8th largest in the state of Tamil Nadu with census population of around 225,000 [est. 2005]. It has an area of 36 sq. km. Ethnically most of the people are Tamils. There is also a large Telugu population along with Saurashtrians and Marathi speaking people.
Employment Most of the people in Thanjavur District are farmers. In the City of Thanjavur there are a large number of doctors due to the presence of a 50 year old Medical College. The first M.B.B.S. doctor of this city was Late Dr.N.Ramanathan, who served as a general practioner of medicine from 1938 to 1988. Even today, there is a bus stop on his name, near his hospital. Also there are a large number of Professors working in the various professional and arts colleges around the city.
Geography The city is primarily divided into two parts separated by a flyover. The Downtown [known as Old Town or simply Town] is the Business district. The other side of the flyover is the residential area which is a relatively new neighborhood. The various neighborhoods are Palliagraharam, Karanthai, Old Town, Vilar, Nanjikottai Road, Manabuchavadi, Pookkara Street, New Town, Medical College, Old Housing Unit, New Housing Unit and Srinivasapuram.
The extension areas include Mariamman Koil, Kattuthottam, Nanjikottai, Madhakottai, Pillaiyarpatti and Nilagirivattam. The total population of the composite city touches 500,000 [unofficial] For all purposes the city extends from Vallam to Mariamman Koil [west - east] and Vayalur to Nanjikottai [north-south] for an area of 100 sq.km.
Education Thanjavur is renowned for its culture of education. It is home to the famous Saraswati Mahal library which dates back to the end of the 16th century and contains over 30,000 rare manuscripts. It has now been fully computerized. St. Peter's, founded in the 18th century by Schwartz, is a renowned School. Currently, Thanjavur has two universities viz. the Tamil University and the SASTRA Deemed University, and several colleges including the renowned Thanjavur Medical College. This city also has many research centres like the Paddy Processing Research Centre, Soil and Water Research Centre, etc. List of Universities: 1.Tamil University. 2.SASTRA Deemed University (Formerly Shanmugha Engineering College) List of Colleges: Medical and Paramedical 1.Thanjavur Medical College. 2.Mannai Narayanasamy College. 3.Arasu Paramedical College. 4.Konagarnadu College of Nursing. Engineering 1.Periyar Maniyammai College of Technology for Women. 2.Anjalaiammal Mahalingam Engineering College. 3.P R Engineering College. 4.King's College of Engineering. Arts, Science and Management 1.Abi & Abi College of Arts and Science. 2.Nalli Kuppusamy College 3.Na. Mu. Venkatasamy Nattar College. 4.Tamilvel Umamaheshwaranar Karanthai Arts College. 5.Kundhavai Nachiar Government Arts College. 6.Rajah Serfoji Government Arts College. 7.Bharath College of Science and Management. 8.Maruthupandiar College. 9.Madha Sami Arul College. 10.Adaikala Matha College. 11.Bon Secours College. 12.Ponnaiah Ramajayam College. 13.AVVM Pushpam College. 14.Adikalamatha Institute of Management. 15.P. R. Institute of Managemnet. Polytechnics 1.Periyar Centenary Polytechnic. 2.Vandayar Polytechnic. 3.CCMR Polytechnic. 4.P R Polytechnic.
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