The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and shaping global trade and ...

Showcasing India's rich religious diversity, these magnificent ancient temples have been standing for centuries as its ...

Yet that year, on the other side of the globe, an emperor from southern India was preparing to build the world's most colossal temple. Completed just 10 years later, it was 216ft (66m) tall, assembled ...

The Brihadishvara temple, built in the 11th Century by King Rajaraja Chola, is a Unesco World Heritage site [Getty Images] ...