Brihadeeswarar Temple is Big temple at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. It Built by Raja Raja Chola 1 and completed in 1010 AD. Temple turned 1000 years old. Government of India released a 1000 rupee coin with picture of Big temple in it to mark this achievement.
The big Nandi (bull), weighing about 20 tonnes is made of a single stone and is about 2 m in height, 6 m in length and 2.5 m in width.[12] The image of Nandi is a monolithic one and is the second largest in the country next only to the one at Lepakshi temple
