Rajagopala Beerangi was cast by Vikas Naikwade in 1620 at Kollamendu near Thanjavur. It belonged to Raghunatha Nayak, King of Thanjavur.
Mani Kandan
Loved the place. Could visualise thanjavur golden days before urbanisation took over. Background visibility of palace and saraswati mahal.
Venkatesh
The Thanjavur cannon is one of the must visit tourist attractions of Thanjavur. It is found near the Thanjavur White Pillaiyar temple in Thanjavur.
Rajagopala Cannon The arena is built on new technology.The interior of the Thanjavur Fort has a large canopy with a large platform on the east gate. People refer to this as the Rajagopala Cannon. This is the message that the Nayakar time cannon is going through.
Naveen shankar
There is one object of heritage value in Tanjavur that not many visitors would have seen. It is the Thanjavur Cannon, a mighty Cannon of forge welded iron built during the reign of Raghunatha Nayak (1600-1645 CE). This 25 ft long Cannon weighs 22Tonnes. The outer diameter is 37 inches and the inner dia 25 inches can fire a cannon ball (iron) of 1000 Kg weight. No wonder it finds fourth place in the list of Largest Cannons fired in the World History.This Cannon was named "Rajagopala Beerangi (Cannon), but popularly known as "Daasimettu beerangi" is placed on an elevated (25'high) defense barricade at the eastern Rampart of the Tanjavur Fort. Surprisingly many people living in Tanjavur may not be aware of the existance of such a huge Cannon in Tanjavur. Since I stayed with my uncle on the same road on Rampart I saw this Cannon when I visited Tanjavur for the first time
Hiran lakshmi322 days ago
A big massive cannon is in beerangi medu, thanjavur. This amazing cannon, which was cast in 1620.Cannon is a huge sized. This monument has declared to be national importance& the ancient monuments. This cannon is set to be one of the biggest in the world.
SELVAM SHANMUGAM1 year ago
One of the most important historical place , with out any proper official board.
Selva ganesh1 year ago
675years old berangi in tamilnadu
Giri Nair1 year ago
The place was locked, had to wait hours and not much worth the wait. All painted and beautified and somehow lost its historic perspective
It belonged to Raghunatha Nayak, King of Thanjavur.
Rajagopala Cannon
The arena is built on new technology.The interior of the Thanjavur Fort has a large canopy with a large platform on the east gate. People refer to this as the Rajagopala Cannon. This is the message that the Nayakar time cannon is going through.