Chola aristocrats invested war-loot into a wave of new temples, which sourced fine goods from a truly global economy linking the farthest shores of Europe and Asia. Copper and tin for their ...

Starting from their core in the Kaveri delta, their empire at its peak covered a large chunk of peninsular India, both its ...

Walk the path of Vanthiyathevan, the Chola-era spy and adventurer, on the Spy's Trails. Explore ancient routes, witness the grandeur of the Chola empire, discover Thanjavur's traditional crafts ...

Kanisetty elaborates, “While the men would go to war, the queens would build temples. And, in a lot of ways, what Rajaja Chola is doing with this temple-building media strategy is building on ...

ONGOLE: A 13th-century stone inscription from the Chola period was recently discovered at the Siddhesvara temple in Siddana Konduru village, Kaligiri mandal, Nellore district. Mysore ASI Director ...

Akkur inscriptions describe him as Muvadi Chola Rajaditya. “Dying in the battlefield while fighting a vigorous war with piercing arrows in the chest is the most longed and celebrated end for any ...