What is Thiruvarur?
'''Thiruvarur''' is a town and [[municipality]] in [[Thiruvarur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is the administrative headquarters of Tiruvarur district and [[Tiruvarur taluk]]. The town was one of the five traditional capitals of the [[Chola dynasty|Chola empire]], with one of the emperors of the dynasty, [[Kulothunga Chola I]], having it as his capital. The town is believed to be of significant antiquity and has been ruled, at different times, by the [[Medieval Cholas]], [[Later Cholas]], Later Pandyas, [[Vijayanagar Empire]], [[Thanjavur Maratha kingdom|Marathas]] and the [[British Raj|British]]. The town is known for the [[Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur|Thyagaraja temple]], and the annual [[Temple car|chariot]] festival held in the month of April. The temple chariot of the Thyagaraja temple, weighing {{convert|300|tonne|lb}} and measuring {{convert|90|ft|m}} tall is the largest temple chariot in Tamil Nadu. Thiruvarur is the birthplace of [[Tyagaraja]], [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] and [[Syama Sastri]], popularly known as the [[Trinity of Carnatic music]] of the 18th century CE. According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Thiruvarur had a population of 58,301 with a sex-ratio of 1,053 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=695260|title=Census India 2011|publisher=Government of India|access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Thiruvarur district]]