THANJAVUR

Meaning of THANJAVUR in English

/tun'jeuh voor"/ , n.

a city in E Tamil Nadu, in SE India. 140,470. Formerly, Tanjore .

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THANJAVUR — also called Tanjore, town, administrative headquarters of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India, in the Cauvery Delta. An early …
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SOUTH INDIAN BRONZE — Any of the cult images that rank among the finest achievements of Indian visual art. Most of the figures represent …
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TANJORE — /tan jawr", -johr"/ , n. former name of Thanjavur .
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NAYANAR — any of the Tamil poet-musicians of the 7th and 8th centuries AD who composed devotional hymns of great beauty in …
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COLEROON RIVER — river in Tiruchchirappalli and Thanjavur districts, Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India, formed by the northern bifurcation of the Cauvery River …
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COLA DYNASTY — also spelled Chola, South Indian Tamil rulers of unknown antiquity, antedating the early cankam poems (probably c. 200). The dynasty …
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CHIDAMBARAM — Southern gopura of the Siva temple at Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India, c. AD 1248 city, east-central Tamil Nadu state, southeastern …
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