The Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur was built during the reign of which Chola ruler ?
Rajaraja Chola I
The Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur, also called the Rajarajesvaram or Peruvudaiyar Kovil, was built by Rajaraja Chola I and consecrated around 1010 CE. Its vimana rises over sixty metres and is crowned by a single massive capstone, an engineering feat that made it the tallest temple of its day.
Rajaraja Chola I recorded his gifts, land grants and temple staff in long inscriptions on the plinth, which is why the temple is also a primary source for Chola administration and economy. It is now part of the Great Living Chola Temples inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Among the others, Rajendra Chola I was Rajaraja's son and built the temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Karikala belongs to the much earlier Sangam-age Cholas, and Kulottunga ruled later in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
Hence, the answer is Rajaraja Chola I.
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