HINDU TEMPLE: architectural elements of the structure, painting, sculpture, pillars

Sanctum, shrine	Towers: gopura and vimana	Sacred ponds, tanks, tirtha
Inscriptions	Paintings	Daily life in temples halls and courtyards
General view, structure	Sacred pillars, stambha	"Vehicle" of the God (Nandi, lion, etc.)
Sculpture: supernatural world	Sculpture: Gods	Sculpture: kings and court life
Procession chariots, ter	Sculpture: erotic	Gargoyle shaped as a yali, Airavateshvara temple, Darasuram, TN. LAQ16.
Pillar shaped as a yali, Airavateshvara temple, Darasuram, TN. LBE33.	Pillar, Siva and Vishnu temple, Warrangal, AP. LAQ18.	Pillar with a sculpted woman, Minakshi temple, Madurai, TN. LS33.
Pillar with a moustached woman, Minakshi temple, Madurai, TN. LS34.	Pillar with a Goddess, Nataraja temple, Chidambaram, TN. LQ01.	Sculpture of a boar, Shore temple, Mahabalipuram, TN. LX47.
Sculpture of a boar, ratha temples, Mahabalipuram, TN. LY01.	Hindu temples by location	ALL THEMES ON HINDUISM ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE ALL THEMES ON HINDU TEMPLES ELEMENTS OF THE HINDU TEMPLE

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