Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple Tamilnadu India 1044 AD

GANGAIKONDA CHOLAPURAM TEMPLE TAMILNADU INDIA

This temple was built by Rajendra Chola the Tamil king (11th Century)

He is the brother of Raja Raja Chola who built the Thanjavoor Big Temple.

The huge Bull (religiously known as Nandhi) seen in front of the

Temple has been built with brick stones and morter.

The Nandhi is facing the God (Lord Shiva) inside the sanctum.

The sky light obsorbed by the Nandhi(the Bull) emitted

so that it falls on the God.