![the town gopura, largest at the sit](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713664.DSC_3097.jpg) the town gopura, largest at the sit |
![Indra on a three-headed Airavata](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713663.DSC_3096.jpg) Indra on a three-headed Airavata |
![carved details](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713665.DSC_3098.jpg) carved details |
![causeway lined with boundary stones (32 in all)](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713667.DSC_3100.jpg) causeway lined with boundary stones (32 in all) |
![Shiva and his wife Uma riding the bull Nandi - the morif known as Umamahesvara](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713669.DSC_3102.jpg) Shiva and his wife Uma riding the bull Nandi - the morif known as Umamahesvara |
![Vishnu in the form of the lion Narasimha ripping the chest of the king of the asuras Hiranyakasipu](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713668.DSC_3101.jpg) Vishnu in the form of the lion Narasimha ripping the chest of the king of the asuras Hiranyakasipu |
![g3/89/80289/3/57713671.DSC_3105.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713671.DSC_3105.jpg) |
![g3/89/80289/3/57713672.DSC_3106.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713672.DSC_3106.jpg) |
![g3/89/80289/3/57713673.DSC_3107.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713673.DSC_3107.jpg) |
![inscriptions on the door-frame](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713674.DSC_3108.jpg) inscriptions on the door-frame |
![Kubera, God of the North, supported by simhas (lions)](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713675.DSC_3109.jpg) Kubera, God of the North, supported by simhas (lions) |
![g3/89/80289/3/57713678.DSC_3112.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713678.DSC_3112.jpg) |
![g3/89/80289/3/57713677.DSC_3111.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713677.DSC_3111.jpg) |
![g3/89/80289/3/57713679.DSC_3113.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713679.DSC_3113.jpg) |
![Shiva Nataraj, with drummer and Kareikkalammeyar, his disciple](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713682.DSC_3116.jpg) Shiva Nataraj, with drummer and Kareikkalammeyar, his disciple |
![Shiva Nataraj - the god, multi-armed, in the dance of the rhythm of life. At his feet is a drummer.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57753886.DSC_3117.jpg) Shiva Nataraj - the god, multi-armed, in the dance of the rhythm of life. At his feet is a drummer. |
![Shiva Nataraj](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57713681.DSC_3115.jpg) Shiva Nataraj |
![Nandi](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57753887.DSC_3118.jpg) Nandi |
![g3/89/80289/3/57753888.DSC_3120.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57753888.DSC_3120.jpg) |
![multi-headed demon Ravana shaking Mount Kailasa, where Shiva and Uma are seated](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57753889.DSC_3121_1.jpg) multi-headed demon Ravana shaking Mount Kailasa, where Shiva and Uma are seated |
![multi-headed demon Ravana](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819874.DSC_3140.jpg) multi-headed demon Ravana |
![Shiva and Uma](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57753891.DSC_3121_3.jpg) Shiva and Uma |
![g3/89/80289/3/57819876.DSC_3142.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819876.DSC_3142.jpg) |
![g3/89/80289/3/57819875.DSC_3141.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819875.DSC_3141.jpg) |
![g3/89/80289/3/57753893.DSC_3121_5.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57753893.DSC_3121_5.jpg) |
![g3/89/80289/3/57753894.DSC_3122_1.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57753894.DSC_3122_1.jpg) |
![g3/89/80289/3/57753895.DSC_3122_2.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57753895.DSC_3122_2.jpg) |
![g3/89/80289/3/57819873.DSC_3139.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819873.DSC_3139.jpg) |
![g3/89/80289/3/57819849.DSC_3124.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819849.DSC_3124.jpg) |
![a pair of kneeling guardian figures,; the bodies were human, but the heads varied - monkey, lion, garuda and yaksha](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819847.DSC_3123.jpg) a pair of kneeling guardian figures,; the bodies were human, but the heads varied - monkey, lion, garuda and yaksha |
![g3/89/80289/3/57819852.DSC_3125.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819852.DSC_3125.jpg) |
![g3/89/80289/3/57819854.DSC_3126.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819854.DSC_3126.jpg) |
![g3/89/80289/3/57819859.DSC_3131.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819859.DSC_3131.jpg) |
![DSC_3133.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819865.DSC_3133.jpg) DSC_3133.JPG |
![DSC_3146.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819881.DSC_3146.jpg) DSC_3146.JPG |
![DSC_3147.JPG](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819882.DSC_3147.jpg) DSC_3147.JPG |
![detail from the W pediment of the N library](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819861.DSC_3132_1.jpg) detail from the W pediment of the N library |
![Krishma killing Kamsa (a demon)](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819863.DSC_3132_2.jpg) Krishma killing Kamsa (a demon) |
![fire in the KhandavaForest](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819872.DSC_3138.jpg) fire in the KhandavaForest |
![Indra, God of the Sky, riding his three-headed elephant Airavata and creating rain to put out a fire in the Khandava forest](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819869.DSC_3135.jpg) Indra, God of the Sky, riding his three-headed elephant Airavata and creating rain to put out a fire in the Khandava forest |
![fire in Khandava forest, created by the god Agni in order to kill the naga Taksaka who lived in the forest](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819867.DSC_3134.jpg) fire in Khandava forest, created by the god Agni in order to kill the naga Taksaka who lived in the forest |
![Krishna and his brother Balarama on the left and right to stop animals from fleeing](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819870.DSC_3136.jpg) Krishna and his brother Balarama on the left and right to stop animals from fleeing |
![the God of Love, Kama, fires an arrow at Shiva in an attempt to draw the god's attention to his wife Uma](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819878.DSC_3144.jpg) the God of Love, Kama, fires an arrow at Shiva in an attempt to draw the god's attention to his wife Uma |
![Yama, God of the South as well as of Judgement, on a buffalo](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819880.DSC_3145.jpg) Yama, God of the South as well as of Judgement, on a buffalo |
![Varuna on geese](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/58012824.DSC_3150.jpg) Varuna on geese |
![g3/89/80289/3/57819883.DSC_3148.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/57819883.DSC_3148.jpg) |
![.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/89/80289/3/58012823.DSC_3149.jpg) . |