| Photo Information |
Copyright: Ken Boulter (Sardonik)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-11-17 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Exposure: f/5.0, 1/250 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-07-22 3:56 |
| Viewed: 197 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
The complex of shrines near the shore of the Bay of Bengal were cut from rock boulders, in situ, in the 7th C. They are named after the five Pandava brothers - heroes of the Mahabharata. These five temples should be understood as prototypes that influenced the design of southern Hindu temples over the succeeding millennium. They most certainly are not "ruins". The construction was all top-down, with the consequence that at least 2 of the largest are unfinished near the base.
The three structures in this photograph consist of, from the left: (a) the Draupadi Ratha, dedicated to Durga; (b) in front, the standing lion which is the mount of Durga; and (c) the Arjuna Ratha, dedicated to Shiva. Both rathas share the same plinth.
Frankly, the weather was inclement. This has, however, brought out distinct textures and colours in both the rocks and earth. The sky was heavily overcast, so there are no blues with fluffy clouds. My tour-guide, desirous of preserving the appearance of her shoes, simply pointed me in the direction of the entrance.
(I shall be uploading a total of 14 photographs from this location, including the shore.) |
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