Brihadeeswarar Temple – Temple Personal
Raja Raja Chola I consecrate this temple in
year 1010 CE and in year 2010 one celebration commemorates 1000th anniversary
of this temple.
During Chola Period, this temple maintains its
staff of a thousand people in different capacities with four hundred
of temple dancers. Besides Brahmin priests, these personnel includes
record-keepers, scholars, craftsmen and musicians of every kind along
with housekeeping staff.
During those days of Cholas, this temple was
one hub for business activities, such as flower, oil, ghee and milk merchants
used to make continuous supply of their individual goods for temple’s
poojas and festival seasons.
Furthermore, as evidence from inscriptions found in
this temple’s compound walls, this temple has always serve as
one platform for dancers, who excel in Bharatnatyam traditional form of dance.