Thanjavur Thanjavur is also known as Tanjore or the city of temples. Thanjavur is a city in the state of Tamil Nadu. Most of the Great Living Chola Temples, which are UNESCO World Heritage Monuments, are located around Thanjavur. The city is an important agricultural center located in the Kaveri... more

Kumbakonam is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam taluk and is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur. It is located 273 km from Chennai and 40 km from Thanjavur.  The city is surrounded by two rivers, the Arsalar River in the south and the Kaveri River in the north.  due to the... more

There are no references to Thanjavur in any of the Sangam period records though some scholars believe that the city has been existing since then. Kovil Venni, situated at a distance of 15 miles to the east of Thanjavur, was the site of the Battle of Venni between Karikala and a confederacy of the... more