Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The reliefs are amazing, and I love the two different portraits of the priest. One of your best postings in recent months! Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Jan 14, 2013, at 7:29 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Just a few more shots to round off our walkabout at Kancheepuram in late > December last year, this time from the 8th century Vaikunta Perumal Temple. > The priest was telling me that, on certain auspicious days, this small > temple plays host to around 350,000 pilgrims. All photographs with the > Nikon D800E and a borrowed AFS 24-70 f2.8 lens: > > Typical Bas Relief/Carvings/Sculptures, panels on the inner perimeter of > the temple. Some have been restored, and some not as yet: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_349.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_353.jpg.html > > Two studies of the young priest at the temple. The vertical marks of ash > and vermillion mark him as a follower of Vishnu - followers of Shiva will > have horizontal markings on their forehead: > > In His Environment: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_358.jpg.html > > Portrait: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanchi/Kanchi_20121231_360.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >