My parents and I visited the Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur, in December 2005. We couldn’t have chosen a worse time as it was raining heavily and there a flood alert as well. The upside was this had deterred a lot of tourists and we arrived to a practically deserted temple at around 8.30 in the morning. Needless to say, I was delighted at the lack of people around.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Brihadeeshwara Temple Complex is very well maintained and remains, to this day, one of the most beautiful and cleanest temples that I have seen. The temple, which celebrated in 1000th anniversary earlier this year, is huge and yet, very compact and intimate.
I took many photographs of the Temple, but the one featured here is my favourite as the wet temple ground as well as the perspective add a mysterious depth to this magnificent temple. Don’t you think so?
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Wow.. looks so rich and stands for its name.. Brihat! Great shot 🙂
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Thank you.
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Lovely…
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Thanks 🙂
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brilliant perspective and superb shot!
very impressive temple indeed!
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Thank you so much. Have you visited the Brihadeeshwara Temple?
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nice, but where are other photos like main entrance etc?
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Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Shrinidhi.
The category that I have put this particular post in is “Travel Shot”, which is about a defining picture from one of my travels. Though I did take many photos of the Brihadeeshwara Temple, the one posted here is my favourite. Maybe, if I do a post on the Temple, I will include all the photos 🙂
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the water and the reflections enhances the beauty!
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That’s why I like this particular photograph so much. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
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Wow! This is such an amazing shot…
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This photo remains my favourite and I can’t believe this was clicked with a dabba Kodak point and click camera! Thanks for stopping by.
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It is not the dabba Kodak camera that matters. It’s how you click it. Some of the best shots were taken from box cameras. By the way I edited this photograph and it looks amazing in sepia..!!!
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You’re so right. And I never even thought about editing the photo. Thanks for the suggestion. I think I might try a black and white option as well.
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That makes the shot even more special I guess: )
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Yes, it does 🙂
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nice post. U can include more photos.
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Thank you for stopping by as well as the suggestion, Alisha. If I ever do an entire post on the Brihadeeshwara Temple, I will definitely include more photos. This one is posted under “Travel Shot” which is about a single defining photo.
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Sudha..
Wow..what a picture. I think this one is special because it does not look like a photo at all. I love the water lingering on the floor, and the tiny human forms that make it much more than just a picture. I will have to think up of some name for it now..
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Don’t think of a name. Just write a poem in 420 characters ;-). So what’s on your mind?
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I visited this temple as a 12 year old on a rainy day. Wow, it sure brought back memories.
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Wow, you have showed as it is.. i live few blocks away from this history, am proud of it 🙂
i copied your pic 😛 😛
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Welcome to my blog, Deepak, and thank yuou for stopping by and commenting. I’m honoured that you have copied my picture and a teeny weeny bit jealous that you get to get to see the temple every day. 🙂
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wow!! That is a lovely shot. The stairs, there is an almost identical set of steps in Darasuram.
(Raja Raja Chola’s grandson’s temple — not as magnificent in scale but amazing in terms of intricacy and detail.)
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I haven’t been to Darasuram yet. Hopefully, that will be remedied soon 🙂
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Been there yet?
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Yes, of course. Didn’t you read the post? 🙂
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You said you’d not been to Darasuram. Post is about Big Temple…
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