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Brihadeeswarar Temple Sunrise Heritage Tour

Witness the first light hit the Brihadeeswarar Temple's 66-metre vimana, with a guide who reveals the Chola engineering genius behind this UNESCO World Heritage monument.

Make a Thanjavur Thalaiyatti Bommai (Head-Nodding Doll)

Thanjavur Thalaiyatti Bommai (Dancing Dolls)

Learn the balancing secret behind Thanjavur's famous nodding dolls — a heavy clay base, a papier-mâché body and a loosely set head — then paint one of your own to take home.

Thanjavur Temple-Town Vegetarian Sadhya

A grand Brahmin vegetarian feast in a traditional agraharam house near Brihadeeswarar Temple, with temple-prasadam and Marathi-Tamizh fusion dishes.

Thanjavur Painting: Gesso, Gold Foil & Stones

Thanjavur Painting

Build a small Thanjavur panel the traditional way — raised gesso relief, 22-carat gold foil and set stones — in a painter's home studio in the old town.