Stock photography, photos: Brihadisvara Temple - India Stock photos of Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur. The great Temple of Tanjore (Thanjavur) was built between 1003 and 1010 in the reign of the great King Rajaraja, founder of the Chola Empire which stretched over all of South India and the neighbouring islands. Surrounded by two rectangular enclosures, the Brihadisvar (built from blocks of granite and, in part, from bricks) is crowned with a pyramidal 13-storey tower, the vimana, standing 61 m high and topped with a bulb-shaped monolith. The walls of the temple are covered with rich sculptural decoration. India Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: thanjavur, India, asia, Brihadisvara Temple, temple