About Thanjavur
Thanjavur’s Brihadisvara Temple gives the Chola empire a monumental presence, but the city’s appeal continues in smaller rooms: bronze casting, painting and music traditions that still have practitioners. Beyond the Usual combines the great temple with encounters in working studios, arranged around the artisans’ availability. Two nights leave room to see the architecture and understand something of the skills behind it.
Best time to visit: November to February for more comfortable touring. Temple courtyards can be hot underfoot later in the day.
Worth arranging
- Brihadisvara Temple with a specialist guide
- An introduction to lost-wax bronze casting
- Thanjavur painting and living craft traditions
Journeys that visit here
Routes through Thanjavur.
Beyond the Usual
A luxury journey through Tamil Nadu and Chettinad · 12 days · Chennai, Mahabalipuram, Pondicherry, Thanjavur, Chettinad, Madurai
11 nights · From $7,999
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