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... Thanjavur with a historic background of nearly 2000 years . Thanjavur or Tanjore , which derives its name from the word ' Thanjai ' signifying ' refuge ' , first came into prominence during the reign of Vijayalaya Chola ( AD 850-871 ) ...
... Thanjavur with a historic background of nearly 2000 years . Thanjavur or Tanjore , which derives its name from the word ' Thanjai ' signifying ' refuge ' , first came into prominence during the reign of Vijayalaya Chola ( AD 850-871 ) ...
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... Thanjavur " . Besides temples , sculptures and arts , Thanjavur is also famous for the Thanjavur style of painting a style which emerged after the rout of the Vijayanagar empire by the Confederacy of Deccan sultanates , when some of the ...
... Thanjavur " . Besides temples , sculptures and arts , Thanjavur is also famous for the Thanjavur style of painting a style which emerged after the rout of the Vijayanagar empire by the Confederacy of Deccan sultanates , when some of the ...
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... Thanjavur painting depicts a sacred Hindu deity . It is gilded and beset with precious and semi - precious stones . These paintings are figurative and their characters are plump and robust with mounted chins and chubby cheeks . Though ...
... Thanjavur painting depicts a sacred Hindu deity . It is gilded and beset with precious and semi - precious stones . These paintings are figurative and their characters are plump and robust with mounted chins and chubby cheeks . Though ...
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