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| DescriptionBrihadisvara Temple during Maha Shivaratri-WUS03611 (edit).jpg | |
| Date | 27 February 2025 19:46:55+05:30 |
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Reusing this imageLicence: license CC BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons This image was published by Rainer Halama under the Lizenz CC BY-SA, which also allows the usage outside of Wikipedia under the following conditions:
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| Camera location | 10° 46′ 58.09″ N, 79° 07′ 56.97″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap |
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| This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: perspective correction, exposure, colour noise removal, noise reduction. Modifications made by UnpetitproleX.
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This image has been selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 23 February 2028. It will be captioned as follows: English: Brihadisvara Temple in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, illuminated during the festival of Maha Shivaratri, which is today. The temple is dedicated to Shiva and was built by Chola emperor Rajaraja I between 1003 and 1010 CE. It is one of the largest Hindu temples and is also called Dakshina Meru (Meru of the South). The temple is one of three Great Living Chola Temples designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Other languages:
English: Brihadisvara Temple in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, illuminated during the festival of Maha Shivaratri, which is today. The temple is dedicated to Shiva and was built by Chola emperor Rajaraja I between 1003 and 1010 CE. It is one of the largest Hindu temples and is also called Dakshina Meru (Meru of the South). The temple is one of three Great Living Chola Temples designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. |
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