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Chola Temple Circuit.
Three UNESCO temples in 4 days — 1,000 years of Chola dynasty architecture. The richest heritage circuit in South India.
Chola Temple Circuit
Three UNESCO temples in 4 days — 1,000 years of Chola dynasty architecture. The richest heritage circuit in South India.
Highlights
Logistics
Trichy→Thanjavur: 55km (1.5hr). Thanjavur→Kumbakonam: 40km (1hr). Kumbakonam→Chidambaram: 80km (2hr). All good roads.
Day by Day
Rock Fort morning. Srirangam — 7 walls, 21 gopurams, world's largest temple. Evening aarti.
Brihadeeswara at noon (no-shadow experiment). Palace. Saraswathi Mahal Library. Thanjavur painting workshop.
Airavatesvara Temple (UNESCO). Kumbakonam temples. Degree coffee. Gangaikonda Cholapuram.
Nataraja Temple morning. 108 Bharatanatyam poses on gopuram. Departure.
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