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| Keywords: Taramangalam.jpg en Photograph of the Kailasanatha Temple at Taramangalam in Tamil Nadu taken by an unknown photographer in c 1870 from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections This temple dedicated to Shiva bears inscriptions from the Hoysala Pandya and Vijayanagar periods Part of the temple existed as early as 1260 but the majority was built in the first half of the 17th century The temple consists of many enclosures or prakarams entered through a five tiered pyramidal gopura or gateway covered with stucco figures of the various divinities The outer pillars of the mandapa or hall are carved in high relief with rearing horses and riders rearing yalis mythical animals with riders The overhanging eave is enlivened with sculpted figures of monkeys This is a view of the mandapa or hall with the surrounding colonnade and a small free-standing shrine in the foreground http //www bl uk/onlinegallery Author 1870 PD-old Tamil Nadu in the 1870s Mandapas in Tamil Nadu Historical images related to the Archaeological Survey of India 1870 in India Hindu shrines in India | ||||
