Contents:Rajarajesvaram: The Temple of Rajaraja's LordUnder the Later Cholas, the Pandyas and NayakasThe Marathas, the British and the BrihadisvaraArchitectural Design, Construction and SymbolismArt TraditionsDescription of the TempleArched Gateway, Gopuras and Compound WallsNandi Pavilion and Dhvaja-StambhaMain Temple: ArchitectureMain Temple: SculpturesMain Temple: MuralsNataraja and Brihannayaki ShrinesChandikeshvara ShrineSubrahmanya ShrineKaruvur Devar and Ganapati ShrinesColonnadeNote on Recent Conservation: Sathyabhama BadhreenathSummary of Constructional HistoryChronology of Thanjavur RulersInscriptions.