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an intricately carved stone pillar with carvings on the sides, against a white background

Download free png of PNG Intricate ancient stone pillar sculpture by Tanat Chittirungsan about png, person, architecture, pillar, and sculpture 15552999

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The temple has a sprawling lawn on its northern side. There are two huge gateways that give access to the temple compound. The interior of the temple has ornately sculpted columns. An empty pedestal with three holes signifies that the temple once had idols of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita. There is a smaller shrine inside the temple complex with similar epic wall carvings.

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an intricately carved pillar in the middle of a room

In Part 2 I introduced you to the Cholas, an empire that governed parts of South India many centuries ago. While they ruled, they built enormous and astounding stone temples for Hindu gods during the 10th to 12th centuries. Several temples are now protected as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. They’re called The Great Living Chola Temples: Brihadisvara Temple at Tanjavur … Continue reading "The Patterns of the Cholas, Part 3"

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a tree that is growing out of the side of a building with roots on it

Gokarna is a village development committee in Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 7,508 with 1,768 households. In the village on the banks of the Bagmati River stands the Gokarna Mahadev temple. It is one of the oldest temple in Nepal contemporary to the Changu Narayan Temple. This temple is of great historical, cultural and archeological importance. It is built in the Newari pagoda style with three tiers and is…

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a large stone structure with a flag on top

Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneshwar - Built out of sandstone and laterite, the main tower stands at 55 meters in height. It is surrounded by 150 smaller temples belonging to the different gods of Hindu Pantheon.

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