Chellampatti, Thanjavur

Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Thanjavur is an educational institution providing scholastic education. The school is under the administration of the Salesian Province of Tiruchirapalli. The institution has a Kindergarten, a Primary School, a High School and a Higher Secondary School. The institution is not co-educational, providing schooling only for boys. But the Kindergarten and Primary schools are co-educational. The medium of instruction is English. The second language is Tamil.

Thanjavur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanjore/Thanjavur (Latin: Tanioren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Tanjore in the ecclesiastical province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore in India.

The Sacred Heart Girls Higher Secondary School in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, is an educational institute. The administration is under Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. The institution has Kindergarten, Primary school, High School and Higher Secondary. The institute provides co-educational teaching only for Kindergarten and Primary school. High school and higher secondary is not co-educational. Lessons are taught in Tamil and English. Sacred Heart Girls` Higher Secondary School, recognized under the Madras Educational rules is a minority institution under the direction of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Thanjavur. The school was founded in the year 1937 with the primary objective of serving the poor and the sick, socially backward and needy students irrespective of caste, Creed and religion. 'Towards Truth and Charity'is the motto of the school.

Thanjavur Junction (station code: TJ) is a junction railway station in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Thanjavur, earlier known as Tanjore.

The Mullivaikkal Memorial or Mullivaikkal Muttram is a memorial dedicated to the Mullivaikkal massacre, the killings of Tamil civilians during the final phase of the war between Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and Sri Lankan armed forces at Mullivaikkal in 2009. The Mullivaikal Memorial is in the Thanjavur District of the Tamil Nadu state in neighboring India. On 6 November 2013, the inauguration of the Mullivaikal Memorial took place. Tamil leader Pazha Nedumaran and the World Tamil Confederation Trust he heads are the founders.

Nanjikottai is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a part of the Thanjavur urban agglomeration.

Thanjavur is a taluk of Thanjavur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Ramya Sathianathan Polytechnic and B.Ed College is a private college in Pudhupatti, India. It offers Diploma Courses and B.Ed.

Brihadeeswarar temple fire is a fire accident that occurred during the consecration of the Brihadeeswarar Temple on 7 June 1997 in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. The accident was caused by a spark that caught up the thatch. A stampede occurred due to the panic created, and a total of 48 people were killed and left more than 200 people injured. It is believed a fire cracker lit near the temple fell on the yagasala, a temporary structure built to accommodate the ritual ceremonies, and sparked the fire that spread to the thatched roofs. A stampede resulted when the panic-stricken devotees rushed the only entrance to the temple on the eastern side. The rescue operations were monitored by Pulavar Senguttuvan, the state Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, T N Ramanathan, the District Collector, S K Dogra, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police and Jayanth Murali, Superintendent of Police of Thanjavur district at that time. The rescue operations were aided by Home Guards, member of Red Cross and the general public. The Tamil Nadu Government announced a compensation of Rs 100,000 to the families of the deceased and the injured were paid from Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000 each.

Brihadishvara Temple, called Rajarajesvaram (lit. 'Lord of Rajaraja') by its builder, and known locally as Thanjai Periya Kovil (lit. 'Thanjavur Big Temple') and Peruvudaiyar Kovil, is a Shaivite Hindu temple built in a Chola architectural style located on the south bank of the Cauvery river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the largest Hindu temples and an exemplar of Tamil architecture. It is also called Dakshina Meru (Meru of the South). Built by Chola emperor Rajaraja I between 1003 and 1010 CE, the temple is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Great Living Chola Temples", along with the Chola-era Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple and Airavatesvara temple, which are about 70 kilometres (43 mi) and 40 kilometres (25 mi) to its northeast respectively.The original monuments of this 11th-century temple were built around a moat. It included gopura, the main temple, its massive tower, inscriptions, frescoes, and sculptures predominantly related to Shaivism, but also of Vaishnavism and Shaktism. The temple was damaged in its history and some artwork is now missing. Additional mandapam and monuments were added in the centuries that followed. The temple now stands amidst fortified walls that were added after the 16th century.Built using granite, the vimana tower above the shrine is one of the tallest in South India. The temple has a massive colonnaded prakara (corridor) and one of the largest Shiva lingas in India. It is also famed for the quality of its sculpture, as well as being the location that commissioned the brass Nataraja, Shiva as the lord of dance, in the 11th century. The complex includes shrines for Nandi, Parvati, Murugan, Ganesha, Sabhapati, Dakshinamurti, Chandeshvara, Varahi, Thiyagarajar of Thiruvarur, Siddhar Karuvoorar and others. The temple is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Tamil Nadu.

The Great Living Chola Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation for a group of Chola dynasty era Hindu temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple at Thanjavur was added in the list in 1987, while the other two temples were added in 2004.Completed between early 11th and the 12th century CE, the monuments include: Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur, built by Rajaraja I. Brihadisvara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, built by Rajendra Chola I. Airavatesvara Temple at Kumbakonam, built by Rajaraja II.