Brihadisvara Temple at night

Post-card perfect!
My friend told me that this holy sculpture is rumored to grow in size every year.

Lots of people visit the temple at night when the weather is much cooler.

Vijayanagara fort

Vijayanagara fort is a popular tourist destination in Thanjavur. This is the front of the art gallery.

The courtyard of the art gallery.

An exhibit hall in the art gallery. This hall featured lots of beautiful sculptures of Goddess Parvathi.

The bell tower.

Top floor of the bell tower.

Corridor leading to the bell tower.

The fort also has a palace of the Maratha king Serfoji II, an armoury and the Saraswathi Majal Library. The library had lots of books on palm leaf and in various Indian languages as well as French, English, Dutch, etc.