Gangai Konda Chola Puram

This temple in my mind was the most fascinating of them all.

It is one of the very ancient temples of Tamil Nadu, built in the Chola style. It was built by Rajendra Cholan, son of Raja Raja Cholan who built the Big Temple - Brahedeeswarar Temple - of Thanjavur. (which I also saw).

It was the desire of Rajendra Cholan to consecrate a temple similar to the one built by his father and he patterned Gangai Konda Cholapuram as a replica of the Big Temple.

GangaiKondaCholapuram received World Heritage Status on 2004.

This was the only day the Sun Gods blessed us with sunshine (the other days were floods and cyclonic winds)

We took time out to bask in the sun and roll around the green green grass of home.