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Pandya: Chidambaram, East Gopuram

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Authors

Frederic, Louis
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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This is the most typical gopuram of this period. It is 131' high, 88' wide at the base and 60' long. It was begun during the reign of the Chola king Kulottunga II, (1130?). The granite basement with its vertical walls has 3 storeys. The porch proper is surmounted by 7 brick storeys which are covered with niches and miniature buildings. The gopuram culminates in a vaulted roof which terminates at either end in a "peacock's tail". This motif is only found in Tamil country. The pillars seen in the foreground are for an awning on feast days. (Source: Frederic, L. Indian Temples & Sculpture, Thames & Hudson, London, 1959. Illus. 220, p. 257.)

Keywords

Chola, Pandya, etc., architecture, book scan

Citation

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/176850

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Basham Photographs

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Image

Archives Series

Basham Collection

Date created

1959

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This item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.

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