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PhotonForge — The pillars and the steps

Published: 2005-08-17 15:08:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 1466; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 175
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Description Part of a 13th century temple in South India
Built by king Raja Raja Chola II.

Location:
Airavatheeswarar Temple
Dharasuram, near Thanjavur
Tamil Nadu

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Comments: 31

nefariax [2006-10-16 19:32:18 +0000 UTC]

excellent, i would love to see places like this one fine day.

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AsISeeIt [2005-09-06 03:54:52 +0000 UTC]

Nice work! I like how you can't see into the inside leaving it a mystery.

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PhotonForge In reply to AsISeeIt [2005-09-06 11:58:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanx a lot

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SensoryCore [2005-09-05 20:24:42 +0000 UTC]

whoa. tha'ts a really nice shot. i would love to go there and visit. that seems to be a beautiful work of art.

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PhotonForge In reply to SensoryCore [2005-09-06 11:58:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanx . Yeah, u r right - it is an awesome place

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arlauny [2005-09-05 19:39:02 +0000 UTC]

Great photo. The sepia-tone makes it really look a bit arcane.

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PhotonForge In reply to arlauny [2005-09-06 11:57:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanx a lot

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lion8jake [2005-09-04 19:54:19 +0000 UTC]

very..ancient looking
cool

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PhotonForge In reply to lion8jake [2005-09-05 09:01:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank u

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circlefive [2005-09-04 12:09:34 +0000 UTC]

lovely.

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aambience [2005-08-25 20:07:11 +0000 UTC]

nicely done

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PhotonForge In reply to aambience [2005-08-26 04:10:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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aambience In reply to PhotonForge [2005-08-26 09:56:02 +0000 UTC]

Pleasure!

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MyLaundryStinks [2005-08-24 04:08:19 +0000 UTC]

How come everybody gets to go to these awesome places except me.

Cool shot. I'm really likin those stairs. A little too dark for my taste, but it's all good.

Cheers!

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PhotonForge In reply to MyLaundryStinks [2005-08-24 12:10:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanx a lot

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MicrowaveOven [2005-08-23 19:50:51 +0000 UTC]

the coloring you chose for the photo is great, and the patterns in this photo are wonderful!

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PhotonForge In reply to MicrowaveOven [2005-08-24 12:10:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Im glad u liked it

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cicychan [2005-08-22 17:12:18 +0000 UTC]

wow, i love the colour... it makes it look so abandoned and gives it a sort of old, quiet beauty.

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PhotonForge In reply to cicychan [2005-08-22 17:19:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanx a lot

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cicychan In reply to PhotonForge [2005-08-22 17:21:23 +0000 UTC]

no problem!

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bitch-set-loose [2005-08-22 09:03:27 +0000 UTC]

its nice kinda reminds me of lord of the rings love that movie

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PhotonForge In reply to bitch-set-loose [2005-08-22 10:44:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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bitch-set-loose In reply to PhotonForge [2005-08-22 12:29:47 +0000 UTC]

no problem

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xrivatsan [2005-08-20 08:56:44 +0000 UTC]

really conveys the beauty of the structure... got more with any 'gopurams' ?

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PhotonForge In reply to xrivatsan [2005-08-20 11:36:31 +0000 UTC]

Check out these shots:
Gopurams- [link] [link] [link]
Other temple shots- [link] [link] [link] [link]

Thanx for showing interest in my photos

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sassy-shiznit [2005-08-20 04:30:58 +0000 UTC]

beautiful! I love this!

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PhotonForge In reply to sassy-shiznit [2005-08-20 05:44:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanx

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smartalec494 [2005-08-18 21:15:04 +0000 UTC]

i really like the colors you used here. they really convey the old style architecture the building has. congrats on a great piece!:]

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PhotonForge In reply to smartalec494 [2005-08-19 06:32:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanx a lot

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kkart [2005-08-17 22:56:14 +0000 UTC]

wonderful shot, talk about texture! wow!

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PhotonForge In reply to kkart [2005-08-18 12:14:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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