The photo negative image shows the a tall temple tower built at the entrance of temple, in tamil it is said as "raja gopuram'' a strong layered construction with a wide entrance, the tower is designed with multiple number of god and animal cement statues around from bottom to top, there is six mini entrance blocks at the top and curve model building is seen from bottom. at the top of Tower few deity god statue with weapons on hands are seen, an electric lamp fixed in a rod is seen in middle of Tower. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 6 cm, width 6 cm. Condition of original material: Deteriorated and discolored. Country of Origin: India. Related regions: Tamil Nadu. Related towns/cities: Tiruvanikaval; Tiruchy.
raja gopuram''- raja eōpurim
Item details
Variant titles:
- The Temple tower main entrance
Creation date:
Mid 20th century
Content type:
Photograph
Place of origin:
India.
Originals information:
The original material is located in Nilgiri Documentation Centre (NDC), Konnerimukku, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris.
Reference:
EAP1274/3/46/6
Level:
Item
Extent:
1 TIFF image
Digitisation date:
2019
Legal:
This item is part of
- Project EAP1274:
- Collection EAP1274/3:
- File EAP1274/3/46:
- Item EAP1274/3/46/6:
