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Temple Decoration India
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
This is the artwork done at the top of the Gopuram at the hill top temple in Mysore.
A Gopuram or gopura (also known as a vimanam), is a monumental tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of a temple, especially in Southern India. This is a prominent feature of Hindu temple architecture. It is topped with the sikhara's amalaka (a bulbous stone finial). They function as gateways through the walls that surround the temple complex.
The gopuram's origins can be traced back to early structures of the Pallavas and by the twelfth century under the Pandya rulers these gateways became a dominant feature of a temple's outer appearance, eventually overshadowing the inner sanctuary which became obscured from view by the gopuram's colossal size. It also dominated the inner sanctum in amount of ornamentation. Often a shrine has more than one gopuram. |
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Fine details in the architecture but it's all overpowered by the purple background - the purple draws the eye away from the carvings. With this sort of fine detail a more straight on shot might have also helped focus the attention on the carvings.
Thanks for sharing
Mark
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(380) - [2009-06-30 23:06]
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well captured, good POV.
TFS.
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