Where we go
The temple towns of the Chola delta
Five towns within a couple of hours of Thanjavur, each with a different reason to make the drive. Every trip below starts and ends at your Thanjavur hotel.
Our base
Thanjavur (Tanjore)
The Chola capital, home of the Brihadeeswarar Temple, and the town we set out from every morning.
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about 40 km away
Kumbakonam
The temple town at the centre of the Navagraha circuit, and the base for Darasuram and the Mahamaham tank.
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about 110 km away
Chidambaram
Home of the Thillai Nataraja Temple, where Shiva is worshipped as the dancer and as the element of space.
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about 55 km away
Pudukkottai
Rock-cut shrines, Jain cave paintings and a hill fort — the least crowded day out from Thanjavur.
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about 60 km away
Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)
Srirangam, the Rockfort and Thiruvanaikaval — and the airport most visitors to the delta fly into.
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