Gopuram
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A gopuram or gopura is a monumental, usually ornate entrance tower of a Hindu temple in the Dravidian architecture of South India and Sri Lanka. In other parts of India, temple towers are generally mo
Closeup showing bronze kalashas (finial) and kirtimukha
Ranganathaswamy temple tiruchirappalli
Murdeshwar temple gopuram
Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple Thiruvananthapuram, kerala
The Ranganathaswamy Temple, also known as Arulmigu Ranganathar Thirukovil, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganathar and his consort Ranganayaki. The temple is located in Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli,
Gopuram
…along the outer enclosure walls. The tallest gopuras are those of the Murdeshwar Temple, at 249 ft (76 m), completed in 2008, and the rajagopuram of the Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam at 239.5 ft (73.0 m), completed in 1987. In historical linguistics, gopuram is derived from go (Sanskrit: गो) meaning 'cow', 'earth' or…
Srirangam temple complex across the river on left.
Utsava murti (Processional idol) of Sri Ranganathaswami during the Vaikuntha Ekadashi festival.
The Utsav Murti of Srirangam Temple during a new moon day ritual