Image: Top of Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur

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Description: Top blocks of Brihadisvara Temple's Vimana, Thanjavur where the sikhara, a cupolic dome (25 tons), is octagonal and rests on a single block of granite, weighing 80 tons, It is the largest monolith placed on a towering structure in the world.
Title: Top of Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur
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