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- Spotted deer grazing at the Ranthambore Tiger Rese...
- Spotted deer - Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan.
- A tree pie - at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, Rajasth...
- Gangaikondacholapuram, near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.
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- A closer view of the sculptures on the temple wall...
- A view of the Shiva temple at Gangaikondacholapura...
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- The Chandesa-anugraha murthy. Shiva blesses one of...
- The Kamadahanamurthy - the form in which Shiva des...
- Airavateswara Temple, Darasuram, Tamil Nadu.
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- A closer view of the statue.
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- Sculptures on the Darasuram Temple walls.
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- I am not surprised. If Hanuman is around (check ou...
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- The entrance to the Big Temple.I was lucky to catc...
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3 comments:
Ilove this one.
Haven't seen it in real life - can't believe I missed it.
It cannot be seen clearly from ground level. You have to get on to the walls.
This statue is on the outer side of the second gopuram. There is a ramp that takes you to the top. It is from this wall I got the view of the third gopuram and the main gopuram together - the first pic in the series.
I have to go back. I missed that Swamimalai bronze center the first time.
I remember taking a pair of binoculars along. Watching a TV show on the temples made me realize most of the details on the gopurams can't be seen from below anyways. My dad said it was the most sensible thing I had ever done :-).
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