Question

Write a note on Gangaikonda Cholapuram.

Answer 1

1. Gangaikonda Cholapuram served as the Chola capital for about 250 years.
2. The Brihadeeshwara temple of Gangaikonda Cholapuram, built by Rajendra Chola, is undoubtedly as worthy a successor to the Brihadeeshwara temple of Thanjavur.
3. The height of the temple is 55 metres.
4. The sanctum has two storeys as in the big temple at Thanjavur.
5. The outer wall has many projections with niches and recesses on three sides. In the niches there are the images of Siva, Vishnu and other gods.
6. This temple complex has the shrines of Chandeeswarar, Ganesa and Mahishasura Mardhini.