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Thanjavur:
Thanjavur is a very famous place in tamil nadu because of the big temple. It is also called The Rice Bowl of Tamilnadu. Thanjavur is located at 10.08 N 79.16 E in central Tamilnadu bounded on the northeast by Nagapattinam Dist, on the east by Tiruvarur Dist, on the south by the Palk Strait, of Bay of Bengal on the west by Pudukkottai Dist, and on the north by the river. It combined of kumbakonam, Orathanadu, Papanasam, Pattukkottai, Peravurani, Thanjavur,Thiruvaiyaru and Thiruvidaimarudur.
Popular Places In Thanjavur:
Big Temple:
Big Temple its original name is The Peruvudaiyar Kovil. Its also called as Brihadeeswarar Temple. It is one of the largest temples in india. It was built by Raja Raja Chola in 1010. Its also known as the Great Living Chola Temples. The "moolavar" or prime deity of the Brihadeeswarar Temple is Shiva. All deities, particularly those placed in the niches of the outer wall (Koshta Moorthigal) like Dakshinamurthy, Surya, Chandra are of huge size.
The Car of this temple rolled out on its trial run from opposite to Sri Ramar temple on West Main Street and travelled through the main streets on 20 April 2015. This trial run was witnessed by a large number of residents of all ages, who had turned op to see this unique event. Nine days later, the maiden procession of the temple car was held, with the diety's idols on top, on Wednesday, 29 April 2015. A large number of devotees took part in this inaugural run. This was the first such procession in this temple held in the past hundred years.
Thanjavur Palace:
The Serfoji Saraswati Mahal:
Saraswathi Mahal Library or Tanjore Maharaja Serfoji's Sarasvati Mahal Library is located in Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the oldest libraries in Asia, and has on display a rare collection of Palm leaf manuscripts and paper written in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, English and a few other languages indigenous to India. The collection comprises well over 60,000 volumes, though only a tiny fraction of these are on display. The library has a complete catalogue of holdings, which is being made available online. Some rare holdings can be viewed on site by prior arrangement.
The Saraswathi Mahal library started as a Royal Library for the private pleasure of the Nayak Kings of Thanjavur who ruled 1535 - 1675 AD. The Maratha rulers who captured Thanjavur in 1675 patronised local culture and further developed the Royal Palace Library until 1855. Most notable among the Maratha Kings was Serfoji II (1798–1832), who was an eminent scholar in many branches of learning and the arts. In his early age Serfoji studied under the influence of the German Reverent Schwartz, and learned many languages including English, French, Italian and Latin. He enthusiastically took special interest in the enrichment of the Library, employing many Pandits to collect, buy and copy a vast number of works from all renowned Centres of Sanskrit learning in Northern India and other far-flung areas.
Punnainallur Mariamman Temple:
In the year 1680, when the Maharashtra king Venkoji Maharaja Chatrapati (1676–1688) of Tanjore was on a pilgrimage at Samayapuram, where there is a famous temple dedicated to Kali, Mariamman appeared to the King in his dream and told him -that she (the idol) was in a forest of Punna trees at a distance of about 3 miles from Tanjore. The King lost no time in rushing to the spot indicated to him and recovered the idol from the jungle.A temple was constructed at the place and the idol installed and so the deity of this temple is known as Punnainallur Mariamman. It is said that the daughter of Tulaja Raja (1729–35) of Tanjore, who lost her eyesight in an illness, regained it on offering worship at this temple.[1] [2]
Originally the Amman was in the form of white-ant hill (Putru). The Great saint Sadhasiva Brammendra swamy shaped the white-ant hill (Putru) into a form of Mariamman and also installed a powerful Chakra.
Thanjai Mamani Koil:Thanjai Mamani Koil is a set of three Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India and are close to each other. It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars. The temple has small east facing shrine with the Lord and consort in the same sanctum. All of the Thirumangai Alvar pasurams(poems) of Thanjai refer to this shrine. The temple has small east facing shrine with the Lord and consort in the same sanctum. All of the Nammalvar pasurams(poems) of Thanjai refer to this shrine.
South Zone Culture Centre:South Zone Culture Centre in Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu state is one of many regional cultural centres established by Indian Government to preserve and promote traditional cultural heritage of India. The current Chairman of the SZCC is the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri.Surjit Singh Barnala. The South Cultural Zone is one of seven Cultural Zones of India defined and provided with administrative infrastructure by the Government of India.
Thanjavur Medical College:
Located in a vast landscape of 228 acres, this college provides training for 150 M.B.B.S, 67 Postgraduate students of different Specialities, 60 Pharmacy students and 125 Nursing students every year. This institution now admits students for the various certificate courses introduced by Govt. of Tamilnadu for Paramedical Technicians like Theatre Technicians, Anaesthesia Technicians, ECG Technicians etc.
The Thanjavur Medical College Hospital was opened in the year 1964. At the time of inception 500 beds were sanctioned for the admission of inpatients. Due to increasing need, the bed strength was raised to 678. However 850 to 1000 patients are treated as in patients daily in addition to thousands of out patients.
Tamil University:
The Tamil University, Thanjavur, in Tamil Nadu, India, was established to provide higher research in the Tamil language and advanced study in allied branches such as linguistics, translation, lexicography, music, drama and manuscriptology. M.Phil and Ph.D programmes were introduced in 1992 for disciplines such as Language, Literature, Translation, and Sculpture.
The university has six science departments namely Industries and Earth Sciences, Computer Science, Environmental and Herbal Science, Siddha Medicine, Ancient Sciences and Architecture.
The Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences and Technology Cell, an autonomous body supported by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi is under the Department of Industries and Earth Sciences.
Thanjavur Collector Office:
Thanjavur Collector Office is the one of the super place in thanjavur. Its get famous because of the building structure. The seat of power in Thanjavur in the multi-domed aesthetically appealing British-era Collectorate on Kutchery Road here for more than 110 years has moved to a magnificent new building at Pillayarpatti off the Thanjavur-Tiruchi National Highway.
Rajah Serfoji Government Arts College:
Thanjavur Rajah Serfoji Government Arts College is founded in June 23, 1955. It is located in AVP Azhagammal Nagar, Tamil Nadu 613005. The institution is affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli.
Kunthavai Nachiaar College:
Kunthavai Nachiaar Government Arts College is an arts & science institution in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. The institution is affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli.
It was founded in 1966 by Government of Tamil Nadu. It was started with name of Government Arts College in the ancient seat of learning of Tamil culture. It was upgraded in 1969 and in 1970 it was shifted to the present premises of 17.9 acre. It was recognized by the UGC (12B and 12 F) in 1972. In 1984 the college was renamed as Kunthavai Nachiaar Government Arts College.
Karanthai Tamil Sangam: Thanjavur, the granary of South India, has two diamonds on its crown. One is the World wonder Raja Raja Chola's Pragadeeshwara Temple for its architectural excellence, and the other is Karanthai Thamizh Sangam (1911) that was founded with the purpose of developing Thamizh language and Thamizh speaking people. Karanthai Thamizh Sangam was founded with its motto to develop and patronize Thamizh exclusively. The first President of Karanthai Thamizh Sangam, Thiru.T.V.Radhakrishna Pillai, handed over the headship of Sangam to his able and beloved elder brother Thiru.T.V.Umamaheswaram Pillai, a renowned lawyer and visionary of Thamizh, under whose leadership Karanthai Thamizh Sangam laid a strong base for the present glorious state. Thiru.T.V.Umamaheswaram Pillai, who was a veteran Tamil Scholar and Philanthropist served as the president of Thanjavur Taulk Board and involved himself in many socio-cultural and religious activities. Being the president, he made many social reforms.Tamilavel's unsatiable thirst for the development of Thamizh made him to incept Karanthai Pulavar Kalloori in the year 1938. His great vision and aspiration to develop Karanthai Thamizh Sangam and to raise it to the level of Rabindranath Tagore's 'Shantiniketan' and 'Vishwabharathi University’ did not end as a dream on the banks of Sarayu river, where his holy ashes were made universal. Thiru.S.Ramanathan, the grandson of Tamilavel, has taken up the task with a vow to make his dream come true. Former President and presently the Secretary, Thiru.S.Ramanathan was the pivotal center for the starting various institutions under the governance of Karanthai Thamizh Sangam.
Sastra University:
The Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, known as SASTRA University, is a deemed university in the town of Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
SASTRA University started in 1984 in the form of Shanmugha College of Engineering, affiliated to the Bharathidasan University, Trichy. In 2001 it was renamed as Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy. It was the first institution to get the 'Deemed University status' in Tamil Nadu. Srinivasa Ramanujam Center at Kumbakonam is affiliated to it.
Traditional Arts In Thanjavur:
Thanjavur Agriculture:In the year 1987 the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Develop ment programme was introduced. Thanjavur district is essentially a deltaic plain comprising of old and new delta. The old delta has a net work of canals and channels of the river Cauvery and Vennar. Upper portion of this new delta area is irrigated by Grant Anaicut canal. Tapping of ground water is done considerably in this area to advance the first cropping season Kuruvai to avoid damage due to North East monsoon and to accommodate the two crops namely Kuruvai and Thaladi.
The soils of new deltaic area are amenable to wide variety of crops such as Coconut, Mango, Guaua, Pulses, Cotton, Gingelly, Groundnut, Banana etc. Cultivation of oilpalm and Soyabean is also carried out in this district wherever assured water supply and drainage facilities are available.
The major crops cultivated in Thanjavur district are Paddy, Pulses, Gingelly, Groundnut and Sugarcane. The minor crops like Maize, Soyabeans, Redgram are also grown. Paddy is the principal crop grown in three seasons viz. Kuruvai, Samba and Thaladi. Pulses like Blackgram, Greengram and cash crops like Cotton and Gingelly are grown in rice fallows.
Tanjore painting:It is a classical South Indian painting style, which was inaugurated from the town of Thanjavur and spread across the adjoining and geographically contiguous Tamil country. The art form draws its immediate resources and inspiration from way back about 1600 AD, a period when the Nayakas of Thanjavur under the suzerainty of the Vijayanagara Rayas encouraged art—chiefly, classical dance and music—as well as literature, both in Telugu and Tamil and painting of chiefly Hindu religious subjects in temples.
Thanjavur paintings are characterised by rich, flat and vivid colors, simple iconic composition, glittering gold foils overlaid on delicate but extensive gesso work and inlay of glass beads and pieces or very rarely precious and semi-precious gems. In Thanjavur paintings one can see the influence of Deccani, Vijayanagar, Maratha and even European or Company styles of painting. Essentially serving as devotional icons, the subjects of most paintings are Hindu gods, goddesses, and saints. Episodes from Hindu Puranas, Sthala-puranas and other religious texts were visualised, sketched or traced and painted with the main figure or figures placed in the central section of the picture (mostly within an architecturally delineated space such as a mantapa or prabhavali) surrounded by several subsidiary figures, themes and subjects. There are also many instances when Jain, Sikh, Muslim, other religious and even secular subjects were depicted in Tanjore paintings.
Thanjavur paintings are panel paintings done on wooden planks, and hence referred to as palagai padam in local parlance. In modern times, these paintings have become souvenirs for festive occasions in South India - colourful pieces of art to decorate walls, and collectors' items for art lovers, as also sadly sometimes, dime-a-dozen bric-a-bracs to be purchased from street corner practitioners.
Thanjavur Bharatanatyam:
Bharatanatyam is a classical dance form originating in Tamil Nadu, India. It follows the rules of the Natya Shastra, which is an ancient Indian treatise on the performing arts, encompassing theatre, dance and music, written between 200 BC and 200 AD. Bharatnatyam is considered the manifestation of the metaphysical element of fire in the human body and is usually learnt from one Guru (teacher). Learning Bharatanatyam normally takes many years before the student can perform his/her Arangetram(debut) in public.
There are two commonly used styles in Bharatanatyam Costumes for women: the Skirt (Saree) Style or the Pyjama Style. Dancers wear costumes made of silk sarees with gold zari embroidery designs. The pleats in these costumes opens beautifully when the dancer forms a particular posture especially arai mandi (half sitting) and muzhu mandi (full sitting).
Thanjavur Thalaiyatti Bommai:
A tanjore doll is a type of traditional Indian bobblehead or roly-poly toy made of terracotta material. Its centre of gravity and total weight is concentrated at its bottom-most central core all the time so as to present a dance-like continuous movement with slow-damping oscillations. Hence it comes back to its normal seating position automatically after being tilted/disturbed anyway.
Round-bottomed toys are unique but other standing types are available too. Traditionally these toys are handmade and their exteriors are painted to an intrinsic sense of humour. Nowadays, they are also being made in plastics.
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