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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.

Looking over the outer perimeter wall of the Meenakshi Amman Hindu Temple in the 2500 year old South Indian city of Madurai. There are several of the 14 gopurams visible but the main ones are located at the North, South, East and West entrances. Gods, Goddesses and stories from Hindu scriptures and mythology adorn the Gopuram. Madurai is located in the heart of the South Indian State of Tamil Nadu. The Temple is mentioned in Tamil Literature as early as the 7th Century AD. The current structure was built between 1623 and 1655 during the reign of the King Thirumalai Nayak. The temple is a major tourist attraction. Photo shot in the morning sunlight, against a blue sky. Horizontal format. Copy space.

The 8th century Shore Temple in Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram, built in the 8th Century, between 700 and 728 AD, during the rign of the Pallava King Narasimhavarman II. Sculpted cattle in stone decorate the temple on one side. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984, the temple is one of the oldest structural temples in South India. It survived the Tsunamis of the 13th Century and 2004. The sides display some sand and wind errosion. Photo shot around noon against a blue sky with some clouds. No people; copy space. Camera

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