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Gopuram, Sri Meenakshi Hindu Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, c1900s(?).Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Gopuram, Sri Meenakshi Hindu Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, c1900s(?).Artist: Underwood & Underwood

2-496-813 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Gopuram, Sri Meenakshi Hindu Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. Dedicated to Shiva and his consort, the princess Meenakshi, the temple was begun in 1560 and completed around 120 years later. A prominent feature of southern Indian Hindu temple architecture, gopurams are gateway towers richly decorated with sculpture depicting scenes from Hindu mythology.

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  1. Underwood & Underwood, attributed to: American: Photographers, publishers
Medium
  1. Photograph
Geographic Hierarchy

World Asia India Tamil Nādu Madurai

  1. 09 56 00 N , 078 07 00 E
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Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Religion & Belief Hinduism

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4058x4306
File Size : 51,193kb

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  1. 0580025241
  1. 2-496-813
  1. 2496813
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