Typical South Indian truck colours |
Typical South Indian truck colours |
Brihadishwara Temple entrance |
Brihadishwara Temple entrance |
Ganesh, Brihadishwara Temple |
Sandstone gopuram, Brihadishwara Temple |
Fortified walls, Brihadishwara Temple |
Gopuram detail |
Brihadishwara Temple elephant |
Time for a little reward |
No need to peel the bananas |
Offering... |
...blessing |
...blessing |
Gopuram detail, Brihadishwara Temple |
Brihadishwara Temple gopuram |
Wall inscriptions |
Main courtyard, Brihadishwara Temple |
The 66m vimana, Brihadishwara Temple |
25 tonne nandi, Brihadishwara Temple |
25 tonne nandi, Brihadishwara Temple |
Drummers practising, Brihadishwara Temple |
Interested onlooker |
Silver elephant, Brihadishwara Temple |
Painted processional nandi |
The magnificant vimana |
Smaller vimana |
Inner sanctum |
Inner sanctum |
Inner sanctum |
Thousand year-old sandstone carvings |
Brihadishwara Temple shrine |
Brihadishwara Temple |
Dressed for the temple |
The magnificant Brihadishwara Temple vimana |
An evolving transaction |
Old Ambassador |
Thanjavur Royal Palace, museum Buddha |
Thanjavur Royal Palace |
Museum piece |
Tanjore street character |
Tanjore street seller |
Christian shrine, Tanjore |
Tanjore sky |