This was the historical capital of the Chola Empire that reached dizzy heights under the great Rajendra Chola I - covering from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in the South to River Ganges plains in the North India, even stretching out to overseas territories like Malaysia and Indonesia. The son of first great emperor Raja raja Chola, Rajendra Chola I after conquering River Ganges region in North India assumed the title ‘Gangai-konda-cholan’ (the Chola who conquered Gangas), built a new capital and named it after him as Gangai konda Cholapuram.

As the capital of the Cholas from about 1025 AD for about 250 years, this city controlled the affairs of entire south India and Ceylon. Now faded from limelight Gangai…

This was the historical capital of the Chola Empire that reached dizzy heights under the great Rajendra Chola I - covering from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in the South to River Ganges plains in the North India, even stretching out to overseas territories like Malaysia and Indonesia. The son of first great emperor Raja raja Chola, Rajendra Chola I after conquering River Ganges region in North India assumed the title ‘Gangai-konda-cholan’ (the Chola who conquered Gangas), built a new capital and named it after him as Gangai konda Cholapuram.

As the capital of the Cholas from about 1025 AD for about 250 years, this city controlled the affairs of entire south India and Ceylon. Now faded from limelight Gangai konda Cholapuram remains as a silent witness of a grand past with time proven monuments such as its great Shiva temple.