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Built on the banks of the Vedavathi River, the Kailasanathar Temple is the oldest structure in the Tamil Nadu city of Kanchipuram in South India. Built by the Pallava King Rajasimha also known as Narasimhavarman II, in the Dravidian style of architecture, it is carved and sculpted mostly out of sandstone. It was built between 685 and 705 AD and is dedicated to the god Shiva. Photo shot in the afternoon sunlight; horizontal format. No people.

Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century Hindu Sun Temple, also known as the Black Pagoda, a UNESCO world heritage site at Konark, in Odisha, India

Panorama of famous Tamil Nadu landmark - Shore temple, world heritage site in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Vintage retro effect filtered hipster style image of statues on Hindu temple gopura (tower). Menakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Famous Tamil Nadu landmark - Shore temple, world heritage site in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Closeup of Indian Flag waving on the dome of Vidhana Soudha at Bangaluru, India.

The Padmanabhaswamy temple is a Hindu temple located in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. The name of the city of Thiruvananthapuram in Malayalam translates to "The City of Lord Ananta", referring to the deity of the Padmanabhaswamy temple

Shore Temple of Mahabalipuram. The Shore Temple is so named because it overlooks the shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is located near Chennai in Tamil Nadu.

Thiruvananthapuram, India - Padmanabhaswamy temple was built in the Dravidian style and principal deity Vishnu is enshrined in it.

In Brihadeeshwara temple, thousands of wall inscription found throughout the temple walls. All these inscription made by Raja Raja chola to honour every people who works for the temple

Famous Tamil Nadu landmark - Shore temple, world heritage site in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Arial view of Shore Temple of Mahabalipuram. The Shore Temple is so named because it overlooks the shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is located near Chennai in Tamil Nadu.

Mohenjo-daro is an archeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Built around 2600 BCE, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, and one of the world's earliest major urban settlements, contemporaneous with the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Crete.

fantastic art design of monolithic famous Shore Temple near Mahabalipuram, world heritage site in Tamil Nadu, India

Built on the banks of the Vedavathi River, the 1300 year old Kailasanathar Temple is the oldest structure in in the Tamil Nadu city of Kanchipuram in South India. Built by the Pallava King Rajasimha also known as Narasimhavarman II, in the Dravidian style of architecture, Carved and sculpted almost completely out of sandstone, it was built between 685 and 705 AD; it is dedicated to the god Shiva. Photo shot in the afternoon sunlight shows the circumambulatory passage of the western side; on the left is the inner side of the outer wall as well. Each of the sections houses a shrine - 58 in total. Converging lines make for an interesting photograph. Horizontal format; no people. Copy Space.

Thanjavur, India - August 22, 2018: View of the majestic Brihadisvara Temple with pilgrims. This Hindu temple is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Tamil Nadu

In Brihadeeshwara temple, many of wall inscription found throughout the temple walls. All these inscription made by Raja Raja chola to honour every people who works for the temple.

Mohenjo-daro is an archeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Built around 2600 BCE, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, and one of the world's earliest major urban settlements, contemporaneous with the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Crete. Mohenjo-daro was abandoned in the 19th century BCE, and was not rediscovered until 1922. Significant excavation has since been conducted at the site of the city, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.However, the site is currently threatened by erosion and improper restoration.

Vidhana Soudha is the seat of Karnataka's legislative assembly located in Bangalore, India.

Kerala, India - September 07, 2019: Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple of Trivandrum or Thiruvananthapuram in day light, Hindu people going to worship or pray.

Ancient tamil language inscriptions carved on the stone walls of Historical Brihadeeswarar temple in Thanjavur.

Mahabalipuram, India - January 30, 2015: Tourists at the Pancha, or Five, Rathas (also known as Pandava Rathas) which are a series of monuments at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Dating from the late 7th century, they are attributed to the reign of King Mahendravarman I and his son Narasimhavarman I (630-680 AD) of the Pallava Kingdom. Photo shows the Bhima, Arjuna, Draupadi and Nakula Sachadeva Rathas. The structures are without any precedence in Indian temple architecture and are completely carved out of a single rock each. Remarkably well preserved for monuments that are over 1300 years old, they withstood the ravages of the Tsunamis of the 13th Century and 2004. They however display the effects of wind and sand erosion. These are not temples as they are unfinished and were never consecrated. They are part of the UNESCO World Heritage site at Mahabalipuram. Photo shot in the afternoon sunlight; horizontal format.

Vintage poster of Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, famous monument of India . Vector illustration

The Padmanabhaswamy temple is located in the centre of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. The temple is one of 108 principal Divya Desams in Vaishnavism.

Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple Hindu temple's detail in Little Indian, Singapore.

Famous Tamil Nadu landmark - Shore temple, world heritage site in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Ancient sandstone carvings of God and animal sculptures on the historical temple in Tamilnadu

Jaffna, Sri Lanka, April 1, 2018 - Close-up of the Southern gopuram(tower) of Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil. A kovil is an Hindu temple with Dravidian architecture.

Ancient tamil language inscriptions carved on the stone walls of Historical Brihadeeswarar temple in Thanjavur.

A 1000 years old living chola temple bulid by Rajendra chola in the golden era of tamilnadu.

Sculptured facade of the Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva Temple. Form of Shiva's consort Parvati worshipped at this temple is called Karpagambal is from Tamil (Goddess of the Wish-Yielding Tree), The temple was built around the 7th century CE in Dravidian architecture.

Image shows the Arjuna and Draupadi Rathas of the Pancha Rathas (also known as Pandava Rathas), a monument complex at Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Dating from the late 7th century, it is attributed to the reigns of King Mahendravarman I and his son Narasimhavarman I (630–680 AD) of the Pallava Kingdom. The Arjuna Ratha is the monument in the centre, Nandi, the bull, can be seen to the right. To the left is a section of the Bhima Ratha and behind the Arjuna Ratha, is the Draupadi Ratha.The structures are without any precedence in Indian temple architecture and are carved out of a single granite rock each. Remarkably well preserved for monuments that are over 1300 years old; they withstood the ravages of the Tsunamis of the 13th Century and 2004. They however display the effects of wind and sand erosion of over a thousand three hundred years. These are not temples as they are unfinished, and were never consecrated. They are part of the UNESCO World Heritage site at Mahabalipuram. Photo shot in the afternoon sunlight; horizontal format.

Beautiful gold Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple reflected in a pond at sunset, Thiruvananthapuram city, Kerala, south India

Kerala, India - September 07, 2019: Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple and pond of Trivandrum or Thiruvananthapuram in day light.

Thiruvananthapuram, India - Padmanabhaswamy temple was built in the Dravidian style and principal deity Vishnu is enshrined in it.

Madurai,Tamil Nadu, India, December 29, 2015.

Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India – March 11, 2013: View of the Brihadishwara Temple built by Emperor Raja Raja Chola 1 in the eleventh century.

Ancient Lord Shiva temple with historical sculptures on the tower of the temple in Tamilnadu

Image shows the Dharmaraja, Bhima, Arjuna and Draupadi Rathas all lined up. Four of the five Pancha Rathas (also known as Pandava Rathas), a monument complex at Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Dating from the late 7th century, it is attributed to the reigns of King Mahendravarman I and his son Narasimhavarman I (630-680 AD) of the Pallava Kingdom. The structures are without any precedence in Indian temple architecture and are carved out of a single granite rock each. Remarkably well preserved, they withstood the ravages of the Tsunamis of the 13th Century and 2004. They however display the effects of wind and sand erosion of over one thousand three hundred years. These are not temples as they are unfinished, and were never consecrated. They are part of the UNESCO World Heritage site at Mahabalipuram. Photo shot in the afternoon sunlight; horizontal format.

Kerala, India - September 07, 2019: Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple of Trivandrum or Thiruvananthapuram in day light, Hindu people going to worship or pray.

This 200 years old Arulmigu Sri Muttumari Amman temple is located middle of the Matale historic city. It's a very colorful Hindu temple with gods and goddess images all around.

Vidhana Soudha, Dr Ambedkar Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India,

This 200 years old Arulmigu Sri Muttumari Amman temple is located middle of the Matale historic city. It's a very colorful Hindu temple with gods and goddess images all around.

Thiruvananthapuram, India - Padmanabhaswamy temple was built in the Dravidian style and principal deity Vishnu is enshrined in it.

Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India - February 2020: Indian steet vendors selling jewellery and green leaves beside the ancient stonework on the gateway to the Hindu temple in Srirangam.

detail of a preserved palm leaf (borassus flabellifer) manuscripts showing writings about ayurvedic medicines in old malayalam script from Kerala, India

This 200 years old Arulmigu Sri Muttumari Amman temple is located middle of the Matale historic city. It's a very colorful Hindu temple with gods and goddess images all around.

Famous tourist landmark and piligrimage site of Tamil Nadu - Brihadishwara (Brihadishwarar) Temple. Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu, India

Beautiful stone wall carvings done in the exterior wall of the ancient temple in Tamilnadu.

Bas-relief is a type of sculpture that has less depth to the faces and figures than they actually have, when measured proportionately (to scale). This technique retains the natural contours of the figures, and allows the work to be viewed from many angles without distortion of the figures themselves.Brihadeeswarar Temple.Brihadishwara, brihadeeswarar, brihadishwara.

Thiruvananthapuram, India - Padmanabhaswamy temple was built in the Dravidian style and principal deity Vishnu is enshrined in it.