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Subject: [Leica] Kancheepuram Part 1
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 21:22:52 +0530
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Ric, Alastair,
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 12:58 AM, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote:

> Owls looks fun: can't seem to get the large image for some reason. The
> people shots are very nice, Technology is my favorite. Parakeet looks like
> the 70 was a bit limiting ;-)
>
> Alastair
>
> > 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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