[Leica] Kancheepuram Part 1

[ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)]

wondrous!

ric


On Jan 4, 2013, at 11:20 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> I had gone on New Years Eve for a walkabout in Kancheepuram, a town near
> Chennai famed for its temples, and more so for its silk - so much so that
> the term "Kancheepuram Silk" is a generic term for high quality silk  known
> worldwide. We visited three temples, and I will cover them one at a time.
> The first temple we visited is the eighth century Kailasanathar Temple,
> which is more an architectural site rather than a working temple, but as
> you can see below, there are people who come here to pray and leave
> offerings. The temple, dedicated to the god Shiva, bristles with complex
> sandstone carvings of celestial beings, and more visibly, animals, mainly
> lions and elephants, and lion/human combo figures. All photographs taken
> with the Nikon D800E and the AFS 24-70 f2.8 lens, which I had borrowed from
> a friend to try out:
> 
> First the fauna around the place.
> 
> Owls:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_069.jpg.html
> 
> Parakeet:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_099.jpg.html
> 
> Evidence of prayer.
> 
> Pink Flower:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_075.jpg.html
> 
> Offerings:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_120.jpg.html
> 
> The few people around.
> 
> Meditation:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_125.jpg.html
> 
> Man and Dog(s):
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_136.jpg.html
> 
> Technology!:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_147.jpg.html
> 
> Please see LARGE
> 
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
> 
> Chewers
> Jayanand
> 
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