This temple was built by Chola emperor Rajaraja I between 1003 and 1010 CE, the temple is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Some interesting facts - 📍 It is built in stunning natural colour of granite without the use of cement or binding agent 📍 The architecture is so perfectly balanced that it’s dome casts no shadow at noon 📍The Vimana made up of an 80-ton granite block is one of the tallest in South India 📍The main temple houses one of the largest Shivalingas in India made of a sin

29K views · 946 reactions | Amazing that Hindus are still continuing the centuries-old rituals and traditions  This tradition holds deep significance, for it was Emperor Rajaraja Chola who retrieved and compiled the Thirumurais from the Chidambaram Nataraja Temple archives, earning him the epithet “Thirumurai Kanda Cholan” — the Chola who rediscovered the sacred hymns. | India Unravelled | Facebook