Srirangam: Vellai Gopuram

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Frederic, Louis
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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The Vaisnavite temple of Sri Rangam is one of the most extensive of India. It consists of more than 7 enclosures and 21 gopurams. In fact, it includes in its walls almost the whole of the town. Certain gopurams were erected by the Vijayanagara dynasty
others were built later. The miniature buildings are greatly increased in number and the carvings begin to over-spill their settings. Near its base is situated the famous Court of Horses.

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Vijayanagara style, architecture, stone sculpture, book scan

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Basham Collection

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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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