The Gopuras & the Roofless pillars Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Kalyana Mandapa or the Marriage Hall was unfinished by the builders, before he was punished. The hall has no roof, only 38 stand-alone pillars with intricate sculptures. The Kalyana Mandapam is a standing monument to the exuberance of Vijayanagar art
Note the sculpture of the bull Nandi, Shiva’s vahana (vehicle) on one of the pillars (enlarged view in WS) & also in the skyline between the two gopuras.

In the WS I have posted a close-up of the same setting to have a better viewing of the sculpture details

atus, nethrafotos, siolaw, ramthakur, Henryk_Bilor, riclopes, pierrefonds, plimrn, josepmarin, emjleclercq, pranab has marked this note useful

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nethrafotos (376) 2006-05-21 23:40

You could write a thesis on Lepakshi temple, Angshuman! May be you should consider doing it seriously!

TFS

Imam

siolaw (25732) 2006-05-22 0:11

Hello Angshuman,
Another fine Lepakshi photo... i cant think of the punishment the unfortunate architect got.. these days were not days of leniency!!
Good compo, sharpness and POV ..BTW... why was he pusished??!!
TFS
laurent

markstaples (15670) 2006-05-22 2:58

A nicely exposed shot to allow us to see the extent of this monument, taken from a good POV. There's a strong diagonal in the foreground. Nice work,
Best wishes
Mark

ramthakur (1501) 2006-05-22 3:36

Gem of a picture, Mr Chatterjee.
The perspective, depth of view and effective use of ambient light highlight the beautiful facets of this view you have described in your well-written brief note.

Henryk_Bilor (20365) 2006-05-22 3:53

Hello Angshuman
One more interesting photo with a good note. I like the capture and colours.
Regards

Gerrit (35687) 2006-05-22 4:48

HI Angshu,
good overview with still a lot of details to admire.
thank and regards, Gerrit

jasmis (50330) 2006-05-22 5:12

Another amazing piece of architecture shown in extraordinary way. Well done, indeed. Regards.

riclopes (32977) 2006-05-22 6:06

Another very good one, Angshu. This perspective is not so impressive, but still have a wonderful display of scuptured itens of this unfinished Hall. Good framing, good note and amazing lighting and sharpness as usual. Also thank you for the closer approach in WS.
Friendly regards,
Ricardo

pierrefonds (26255) 2006-05-22 7:36

Hi Angshuman,

A good POV of the Marriage Hall, the photo is sharp and clear. IT has a good composition and nice colors.

Pierre

pastadog (12821) 2006-05-22 8:56

Another excellent one, Angshu. I like your composition here. I like the strong lines (diagonal, left) that frame it. Regards, Daniel

feather (49860) 2006-05-22 9:13

Excellent detail again - also the closer view in the WS. Good use of the diagonal in the wall in the foreground.
Kath

atus (15452) 2006-05-22 9:29

Hi Angshu,
very nice perspective of this site. The colors are soft and gently and the overall quality of the shot is very good. I like a lot the WS 'cause of the very well visible details of the sculptures. Thank you and best regards!
Attila

plimrn (19610) 2006-05-22 11:53

Hi Angshu,
Like Mark, I like the way you've framed this shot with the diagonal in the foreground and the nicely balanced view of the whole pavillion. Your excellent light management has captured good detail from the carvings on the pillars to the clouds. Just as I was wishing to see more detail of the tower, I was able to click onyour WS and see it.
Regards, Pat

josepmarin (33785) 2006-05-22 12:35

Hi Angshuman,
Beautiful sight of this buidings, with a good POV and good angle, too.
The photo has a great sharpness, good lighting, and well saturated colors.
Well done.
Regards,
Josep

emjleclercq (14276) 2006-05-22 16:54

I see the bull of the pillar in the back, clearer than the other stones. The two gopuras (if this is the name of the pagodas shaped constructions) seem to be very nice and well preserved. A different view compared to the others, since it is outside with a nice weather and blue sky. Perhaps more joyfull and less religious for this mariage hall...

All the best,

Emmanuel

tcht (7298) 2006-05-22 17:29

Hi Angshu,
Lovely details and textures again! Maybe less dramatic than last shot but I like the brightness and colours. good documentary of this place.
Cheukhin

pranab (5354) 2006-05-22 23:09

angshu,
your light management is excellent in this one. even though there is harsh day light present you have have managed to make it look really calming yet bright enough to see the minute details. good composition.

noborders (14199) 2007-08-22 0:28

Another photo from Lepakshı that makes me want to vısıt that place, as I'll probably go to A.P. next wınter... Interestıng photo of a great temple ın south Indıaö
TFS,
Cath.
:))