Trip to Thanjavur Tanjore Brahadeeswarar BrihadeeswaraTemple:
Trip to Thanjavur Tanjore Brahadeeswarar BrihadeeswaraTemple:
Brihadeeswara Brihadiswara,
You can write to me on templeashok@yahoo.co.in for any clarifications /doubts..i shall try my best to be of use to u so that u have a good dharshan..you can also write to me on the mail id above for adding anything more to make it more useful and informative every small info will help as it has probably helped you so please write in..…
About General Place: Thanjavur,Tanjore
http://www.tanjore.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanjavur
Hotels:
http://www.tanjore.net/hotel.htm
Details about the temple through links:
Photos of temple
http://aarbalaji.blogspot.com/search/label/Thanjavur%20Big%20Temple%20Brihadeeswara
http://withfriendship.com/user/fraud/thanjavur-brahadeeswarar-temple-photos.php
http://www.tamilnation.org/culture/architecture/thanjavur.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brihadisvara_Temple
http://www.indiantemples.com/Tamilnadu/brihtanj.html
Temple Phone Number:
Std Code-04362 Phone Number :
How I went:
Had been in Aug 1st week 2006 while touring Navagraha temples. Its an hour’s travel by bus from Kumbakonam. You can alight near the temple if you tell the bus conductor. I alighted and took an Auto to flower bazaar. It has always been my guru’s wish to garland the shiva linga here. So I thought I can garland on his behalf. The lingam is about 18 feet. You need to provide additional length for it to hang till down as the base is broader. So I bought a garland that was a connected garland of many other smaller garland of Roses about 20 feet long. I also took 6 other cocunut et all archanai bags for various deities inside the temple.
The priest
S Ganamani Gurukkal
2388,Ellaiamman Koil Street
Thanjavur
Ph:04362 274948(res)
Mobile: 9994107217
Was very helpful. You can refer my name as Ashok from Chennai.
This temple is a real sight and looks more like a very well kept picnic destination. The temple is real big. The nandi (bull in front of Shiva) is also huge. After doing the pooja I went around the temple. There is a shrine for one of the 18 siddhars who was instrumental in planning the temple called Karuvurar.
Once done I boarded my bus back to Kumbakonam.
How to reach
Nearest Airport – Trichy or Tiruchirapalli
Nearest Rail Head/ Railway Station – Tanjavur Junction. Rockfort Express (Train No 6177) goes straight from Chennai. It is an overnight journey. Otherwise you can go to trichy and take a bus from there which would take about 2 hours to reach Thanjavur.
Road Access: There are many buses from Chennai,Coimbatore and Trichy.
Preferred travel base: Trichy or Kumbakonam
STD Code of Madurai -04545
Railway Station code for Chennai Central – MAS
Most south bound trains especially to visit the places above start from Chennai Egmore (MS) Coimbatore –CBE Madurai –MDU Trichy Thiruchchirapalli – TPJ, Thanjavur –TJ
For Internet/ Mobile Railway ticket Booking in India use
http://www.irctc.co.in/
For Travel by Private bus to and fro to any major town in Tamilnadu and some interstate destinations use the links below for bus booking through internet.
http://parveentravels.com/E-ticketing/index.php
http://kpntravels.in/ou/frmuserhome.aspx
Brihadeeswara Brihadiswara,
You can write to me on templeashok@yahoo.co.in for any clarifications /doubts..i shall try my best to be of use to u so that u have a good dharshan..you can also write to me on the mail id above for adding anything more to make it more useful and informative every small info will help as it has probably helped you so please write in..…
About General Place: Thanjavur,Tanjore
http://www.tanjore.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanjavur
Hotels:
http://www.tanjore.net/hotel.htm
Details about the temple through links:
Photos of temple
http://aarbalaji.blogspot.com/search/label/Thanjavur%20Big%20Temple%20Brihadeeswara
http://withfriendship.com/user/fraud/thanjavur-brahadeeswarar-temple-photos.php
http://www.tamilnation.org/culture/architecture/thanjavur.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brihadisvara_Temple
http://www.indiantemples.com/Tamilnadu/brihtanj.html
Temple Phone Number:
Std Code-04362 Phone Number :
How I went:
Had been in Aug 1st week 2006 while touring Navagraha temples. Its an hour’s travel by bus from Kumbakonam. You can alight near the temple if you tell the bus conductor. I alighted and took an Auto to flower bazaar. It has always been my guru’s wish to garland the shiva linga here. So I thought I can garland on his behalf. The lingam is about 18 feet. You need to provide additional length for it to hang till down as the base is broader. So I bought a garland that was a connected garland of many other smaller garland of Roses about 20 feet long. I also took 6 other cocunut et all archanai bags for various deities inside the temple.
The priest
S Ganamani Gurukkal
2388,Ellaiamman Koil Street
Thanjavur
Ph:04362 274948(res)
Mobile: 9994107217
Was very helpful. You can refer my name as Ashok from Chennai.
This temple is a real sight and looks more like a very well kept picnic destination. The temple is real big. The nandi (bull in front of Shiva) is also huge. After doing the pooja I went around the temple. There is a shrine for one of the 18 siddhars who was instrumental in planning the temple called Karuvurar.
Once done I boarded my bus back to Kumbakonam.
How to reach
Nearest Airport – Trichy or Tiruchirapalli
Nearest Rail Head/ Railway Station – Tanjavur Junction. Rockfort Express (Train No 6177) goes straight from Chennai. It is an overnight journey. Otherwise you can go to trichy and take a bus from there which would take about 2 hours to reach Thanjavur.
Road Access: There are many buses from Chennai,Coimbatore and Trichy.
Preferred travel base: Trichy or Kumbakonam
STD Code of Madurai -04545
Railway Station code for Chennai Central – MAS
Most south bound trains especially to visit the places above start from Chennai Egmore (MS) Coimbatore –CBE Madurai –MDU Trichy Thiruchchirapalli – TPJ, Thanjavur –TJ
For Internet/ Mobile Railway ticket Booking in India use
http://www.irctc.co.in/
For Travel by Private bus to and fro to any major town in Tamilnadu and some interstate destinations use the links below for bus booking through internet.
http://parveentravels.com/E-ticketing/index.php
http://kpntravels.in/ou/frmuserhome.aspx
