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Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur
A UNESCO Chola masterpiece with a 66-meter vimana tower topped by an 80-ton granite capstone, engineered without cranes over 1,000 years ago.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Bhikshāndārkovil
Tamil Nadu, India · Asia
About Bhikshāndārkovil
Bhikshāndārkovil sits on the route: 10 minutes from South Kannanur, 48km from Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur.
Bhikshāndārkovil is in Tamil Nadu, India, with about 17,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is South Kannanur, about 6 km away.
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What is there to see near Bhikshāndārkovil?
Within an hour or so of Bhikshāndārkovil: Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur (48 km).
Are there any good drives near Bhikshāndārkovil?
The nearest famous roads are Kolli Hills 70 Hairpin Road.
Where is Bhikshāndārkovil?
Bhikshāndārkovil is in Tamil Nadu, India, about 6 km from South Kannanur.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 17,257
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 10.8827, 78.7046
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Driving roads near Bhikshāndārkovil
- 60 kmKolli Hills 70 Hairpin RoadA Tamil Nadu ghat road that climbs the Kolli Malai in exactly seventy hairpin bends, each marked with a painted number so you can count them off. Far quieter than the Nilgiris and thick with jackfruit groves and coffee.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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