Thanjavur
The Brihadeeswarar temple made Thanjavur (formerly Tanjore) well worth stopping off at. Unfortunately we weren’t in town at the right time to see the huge monolithic Nandi statue receive it’s fortnightly milk and turmeric bath.
We had an enjoyable day exploring the remaining sights of Thanjavur. The palace museum with it’s wonderful collection of Chola bronze statues and the library with its eclectic selection (including some great maps which incorporated the ‘latest discoveries of Captain Cook’) made up for disappointment of the museum’s ‘Secret passage’ which came to an abrupt and rather smelly end.