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State |
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| India |
Tamil Nadu |
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Pondicherry |
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Busy main road. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
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Shops and bicycles in the city centre. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
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|
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Catholic nuns walking past a French style church. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
|
Village |
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Tropical village just outside the city. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
|
Village |
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Local transport. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
|
Village |
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Traditional village houses. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
|
Village |
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Family of weavers near Pondicherry. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
|
Village |
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Rural scene. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
|
Village |
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Round houses. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
|
Village |
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Small house. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
Auroville |
|
 |
Auroville is an international ashram (commune) outside Pondicherry. The ashram was founded in 1968 and covers an area of 20 square km. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
Auroville |
|
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This urn contains the soil of 147 countries. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
Auroville |
|
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The Matrimandir (Meditation Hall). |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
Auroville |
|
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Auroville is composed of a number of settlements each specialising in a different activity. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
Auroville |
|
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Wind technology and biogas. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
Auroville |
|
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Pottery workshop. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
Auroville |
|
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Residential area. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
Auroville |
|
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Nearly 3000 residents from 54 countries live in the ashram. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Pondicherry |
Auroville |
|
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Residents believe in divinity but not in rituals. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Chidambaram |
|
Nataraja Temple |
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The 49m high gopuram (gateway) of the Nataraja Temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Chidambaram |
|
Nataraja Temple |
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The gopuram is one of the most elaborately carved in India. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Chidambaram |
|
Nataraja Temple |
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Detail of the carved and painted gopuram. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Chidambaram |
|
Nataraja Temple |
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The gopuram is painted. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Chidambaram |
|
Nataraja Temple |
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The temple dates from the 10th century. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Chidambaram |
|
Nataraja Temple |
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The temple has an area of 13 hectares. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Chidambaram |
|
Nataraja Temple |
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The temple is one of the largest in Tamil Nadu and is dedicated to Nataraja, the cosmic dancer incarnation of Shiva. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Chidambaram |
|
Nataraja Temple |
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1000 pillared hall. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Chidambaram |
|
Nataraja Temple |
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Shrine for a Shiva Nandi (bull). |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Chidambaram |
|
Nataraja Temple |
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Elephant carved on the wall of the main shrine. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Chidambaram |
|
Nataraja Temple |
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Detail of carved dancing girls. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Chidambaram |
|
Nataraja Temple |
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The temple was built by the Chola Dynasty. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
Krishnagiri Fort |
|
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Gingee is a complex of forts dating from the 13th century and connected by a 3km wall. This is Krishnagiri Fort. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
Krishnagiri Fort |
|
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Turrets and fort buildings on a boulder strewn hill. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
Krishnagiri Fort |
|
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The upper walls of the fort. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
Krishnagiri Fort |
|
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The granary. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
Krishnagiri Fort |
|
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Pillared halls. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
Krishnagiri Fort |
|
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A temple dedicated to Shiva. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
Krishnagiri Fort |
|
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Carved columns, all are different. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
Krishnagiri Fort |
|
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Faded mural in the temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
Krishnagiri Fort |
|
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View from the Krishnagiri Fort. The wall connecting the forts can be seen. Rajagiri Fort is on the hill in the distance. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
Krishnagiri Fort |
|
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The fort covers and extensive area on the hill. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
Rajagiri Fort |
|
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View of Rajagiri Fort from the rural area between the forts. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
Rajagiri Fort |
|
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The fort is on a hilltop and surrounded by a wall. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
Rajagiri Fort |
|
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A small Shiva shrine built into the rock. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
Rajagiri Fort |
|
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Small temple by the cliffside. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
Rajagiri Fort |
|
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The fort tops the hill. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
|
|
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The buildings at the foot of the forts include temples. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
|
Kalynya Temple |
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The Kalynya Temple with its attached stables. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
|
Kalynya Temple |
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The Kalynya Temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
|
Kalynya Temple |
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The temple is five storeys high and topped by a vimana. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
|
Kalynya Temple |
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The stables are part of the temple complex. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
|
Kalynya Temple |
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The stables could house hundreds of horses. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
|
|
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Ornately decorated granary. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
|
|
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Temple tank and pillared cloister. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
|
|
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Villagers walking through the ruins. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Gingee |
|
|
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The countryside near the forts. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Kumbakonam is a small town of colourful temples. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Art shop. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Dyed chicks to attract buyers. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Local transport. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Nageshwar Temple |
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The gopuram of the Nageshwar Temple is vividly painted. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Nageshwar Temple |
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Detail of the painted gopuram. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Nageshwar Temple |
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Hindu deities carved and painted onto the gopuram (temple gateway). |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Nageshwar Temple |
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Erotic gopuram carvings. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Nageshwar Temple |
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The courtyard. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Nageshwar Temple |
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Shiva and his wife, Parvati, his son, Ganesh and his bull at Kalaisa, their Himalayan home. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Nageshwar Temple |
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Visitors. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Nageshwar Temple |
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Children and a dog in the temple courtyard. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Nageshwar Temple |
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Baby outside the temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Nageshwar Temple |
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Children outside the brightly coloured temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Woman washing clothes. The script is Tamil. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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A temple cart (rath). |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Bull with horns painted blue. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Cyclists and shops. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Sarangapani Temple |
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Narrow streets lead to the Sarangapani Temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Sarangapani Temple |
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The Sarangapani Temple is dominated by a colourful gopuram. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Sarangapani Temple |
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The gopuram soars behind nearby houses. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Sarangapani Temple |
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Detail of the figures on the gopuram. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Sarangapani Temple |
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The interior covers a large area. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Sarangapani Temple |
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1000 Pillared Hall. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Sarangapani Temple |
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Temple buildings. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Two girls. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Flower stall. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Kumbakonam is famous for its makers of idols. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Working on a Nataraja (Dancing Shiva). |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Boy with a puppy. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Kumbeshwara Temple |
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The small but highly decorated gopuram of the Kumbeshwara Temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Kumbeshwara Temple |
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Demons and bare breasted women above the entrance. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Kumbeshwara Temple |
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Carved figures in the temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Kumbeshwara Temple |
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Part of the temple resebles a chariot. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Kumbeshwara Temple |
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The street outside the temple entrance. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
Kumbeshwara Temple |
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Small street at the rear of the temple. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Decorated cow for the Pongal festival. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Man sewing with two friends. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Political vehicle canvassing. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Woman selling flowers. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Traditional thatched houses. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Chalk pattern to celebrate Pongal. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Local transport. |
1989 |
| India |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Kumbakonam |
|
|
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Street scene. |
1989 |
were added from 11 December 2021.