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Brihadisvara Temple

Thanjavur, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu Shaiva tradition

Served from the stored corpus. Last scan Sep 28, 2026. Next scan Oct 28, 2026.

  1. Historic photograph
    1868
    Temple from the grounds

    Edmund David Lyon photographed the temple in 1868. Linnaeus Tripe’s 1858 prints are still not stored.

  2. Historic photograph
    1869
    Gopura

    Samuel Bourne photographed a gateway tower in the complex in 1869.

  3. Historic photograph
    1869
    Subrahmanya shrine

    Samuel Bourne photographed the Subrahmanya shrine in the same complex in 1869.

  4. Historic photograph
    1880s–1890s
    Temple, photographer not named

    A photograph catalogued to the 1880s or 1890s. The photographer is not named on the file.

  5. Historic photograph
    1890s
    Temple and grounds

    Nicholas & Co. of Madras photographed the temple and its grounds in the 1890s.

  6. Historic photograph
    1908
    Postcard view

    A 1908 postcard published by Underwood & Underwood shows the temple.

  7. Photograph
    15 December 2010
    Gopuram

    The tower of the Thanjavur temple. Linnaeus Tripe’s 1858 photographs are still not stored.

  8. Document
    Retrieved 27 September 2026
    Identification note

    The article identifies the temple at Thanjavur and its Shaiva dedication. This record does not copy the building history. Tripe’s 1858 photographs are not stored. Later photographs are a separate source.

  9. Change
    Date not established in this corpus
    Identified from a secondary account

    This line records the published identification only. It does not add a construction date or a height.