THANJAVUR

Brihadeeswara temple are attained prominence under the 9th-12th-century Chola rulers, who established one of their capitals here. the town maintained its importance in later times ans was a Nayaka strongholdin the 16th-17th centuries. The circilar fort surrounded by a moat dates from the 18th-century Maratha period. Within the fort stands the palace of the Nayakas, the celebrated Brihideeswara temple is situated to the south-west.