Even after the decline of the golden period of the Gupta empire, great works of art, architecture and culture continued to flourish at four corners of India from the sixth century till the thirteenth century when invaders consolidated their rule on the holy land and stopped the festival of indigenous arts and cultural activities
It is claimed that the Cholas were one of the longest recorded dynasties in world history. They were also the first empire with grand commercial and territorial ambitions outside of the Indian subcontinent. The reading of the Chola grandeur though, is also politically coloured.
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The third phase of excavation at Gangaikonda Cholapuram in Ariyalur district, which was started by the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA), is expected to go on till September.Gangaikonda Cholapuram was the second capital of .