HINDU TEMPLE: general views of main temples all over India
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View of the Achyutaraya temple in Vijayanagar, from the Matanaga hill. LAH08
PHOTOS OF VIJAYANAGAR (Hampi)


Main entrance tower (gopura) of the Ekambara Natar temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. LAH03



Rajarani temple in Bhubaneshvar, Orissa, with typical Oriya architecture. LAJ44
TEMPLES IN ORISSA



Vimananas (towers above the sanctum) of the Shore temple, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu. LX48


Prakara of the monolithic Kailasa temple. Ellora, Maharashtra. LAQ31



Prakara with pillars representing yalis surrounding the main shrine of the Kailasa Natar temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. 12AB43



Hindu temple in Goa, with typical Goan architecture. LAP40


The main linga, Bhojeshvar temple in Bhojpur, Madhya Pradesh. LBF45
TEMPLES IN MADHYA PRADESH



Entrance tower of the Vadakunatha temple in Trissur, Kerala, with typical Keralese architecture. LAV22



Manjunatha temple (Kadri temple), seen from the hill. 6AA10
 Temples in: Mangalore.



The pyramid over the main shrine of the Brihadishvara temple, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu. LBF40



Vidyashankara temple, with a circular vimana and oval shape, Sringeri. LY17
TEMPLES IN KARNATAKA


Teli-ka mandir (temple) in Gwalior's fortress, Madhya Pradesh. LBF29


Gurudwara in Gwalior's fortress, Madhya Pradesh. LBF28


Priest in front of the main shrine, Airavateshvara temple, Darasuram, TN. LBF34.



Entrance with gopura of the Muruga temple in Ratnagiri, Vellore, TN. LN01


Kali temple in Dakshineshvar, Calcutta. LY41



View of the walls, gopura and vimanas of the Jalagandishvara temple, Vellore, TN. LN08



General view of the temples, Pattadakal, KA. LAR18



General view of the Jain temple in Mudabiri, Karnataka. LAE29.



View of the mandala structure of the Vedagirishvara, with gopuras and enclosures, Tirukkalukkundram, TN. LN09



Manjunatha temple (Kadri temple), seen from the hill, Mangalore, KA. 6AA18



View of the mandala structure of the Vedagirishvara, with gopuras and enclosures, Tirukkalukkundram, TN. LN11


Kudroli Sri Gokarnatheshvara temple, shrine to Krishna. Arjuna's chariot is represented right of the entrance, Mangalore, KA. 6AA02


"Tiger cave" (Yali mandapam) of Shaluvankuppam, Mahabalipuram, TN. LX46


View of the walls, gopura and vimanas of the Jalagandishvara temple, Vellore, TN. LBA20


Gopura (right), courtyard with shrines of Nandi and Ganesha, dvaja stambha, Kacchabesvara temple, Kanchipuram, TN. LN28.



Manjunatha temple (Kadri temple), seen from the hill, Mangalore, KA. LAE36


"Black pagoda" temple in Konarak, Orissa. LAJ46



View of the mandala structure of the Vedagirishvara, with gopuras and enclosures, Tirukkalukkundram, TN. LN10


General view of the temple, with the outer wall of the prakara and the vimana (tower over the shrine). Kailasa Natar temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. 12AB58


"The five Rathas", unfinished small monolithic temples, Mahabalipuram, TN. LX50

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