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Chola dynasty

At 216 feet high, the Rajarajesvara temple is a sight to behold.

Rajarajesvara temple, Tanjavur

by Dr. Arathi Menon

Queen Sembiyan Mahadevi as the Goddess Parvati, Chola Dynasty (reign of Queen Sembiyan Mahadevi), 10th century, bronze, 107.3 x 33.4 x 25.7 cm (Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, F1929.84)Queen Sembiyan Mahadevi as the Goddess Parvati, Chola Dynasty (reign of Queen Sembiyan Mahadevi), 10th century, bronze, 107.3 x 33.4 x 25.7 cm (Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, F1929.84) — Was the 10th century Chola queen, Sembiyan Mahadevi, so beloved, she was depicted as a goddess?

Queen or goddess?

by Dr. Emma Natalya Stein, Freer Gallery of Art and Dr. Beth Harris

Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja), c. 11th century, Copper alloy, Chola period, 68.3 x 56.5 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) — Caught in a moment of his dance, this many-limbed figure embodies Hindu ideals of beauty and physical perfection.

Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja)

by Farisa Khalid