Tourist's Attraction Towards UNESCO World Heritage Site -Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu


World Heritage Site: Great Living Chola Temples

Publication Year: 2025

Publication Type: Article

Publication Identifier: WHE3AA06D5B1B

Summary

A study reveals that the Brihadeeswarar Temple, part of the UNESCO-listed 'Great Living Chola Temples' in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, serves as a significant tourist attraction due to its architectural brilliance and cultural significance. The research highlights the temple's role in boosting tourism and local economies, with findings based on a survey of 150 tourists using statistical tools like SPSS for analysis. The temple, renowned for its 11th-century bronze statue of Shiva as a dancer, celebrated its 1000th anniversary in 2010, underscoring its historical and artistic importance. The study employs methods such as percentage analysis, chi-square tests, t-tests, Pearson correlation, and factor analysis to examine variables related to tourist attraction.

Citation

Parameswari, A., & Vasanthi, S. (2025). TOURIST’S ATTRACTION TOWARDS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE -BRIHADEESWARAR TEMPLE, THANJAVUR, TAMIL NADU. Paripex Indian Journal of Research, 28–32. https://doi.org/10.36106/paripex/4903734

You are here:
World Heritage Explorer > World Heritage Research > Publications > Tourist's Attraction Towards UNESCO World Heritage Site -Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

This website includes data sources licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Additional original content by World Heritage Explorer, also licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. WHE is not affiliated with UNESCO or the World Heritage Committee. Legal Notice. Privacy Policy.

Open Data for an Open World