Kumbakonam, Kumbeshwara Temple : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Kumbakonam, Kumbeshwara Temple / Arian Zwegers
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| 説明 | Kumbakonam, Kumbeshwara TempleKumbakonam is a town in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is bounded by two rivers, the Kaveri River to the north and Arasalar River to the south. Kumbakonam is known as a "temple town" due to the prevalence of a number of temples here and is noted for its Mahamaham festival which attracts people from all over the globe.Kumbakonam dates back to the Sangam period and was ruled by the Early Cholas, Pallavas, Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Pandyas, the Vijayanagar Empire, Madurai Nayaks, Thanjavur Nayaks and the Thanjavur Marathas. It rose to be a prominent city between the 7th and 9th centuries AD, when it served as a capital of the Medieval Cholas. The town reached the zenith of its prosperity during the British Raj when it was a prominent centre of European education and Hindu culture; and it acquired the cultural name, the "Cambridge of South India".Adi Kumbeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva. Shiva is worshiped as Adi Kumbeswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Mangalambigai Amman.The temple complex covers an area of 2,804 m2 and houses four gateway towers known as gopurams. The tallest is the eastern tower, with 11 stories and a height of 39 m. The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Kumbeswarar and Mangalambigai Amman being the most prominent. The temple complex houses many halls; the most notable is the sixteen-pillared hall built during the Vijayanagar period that has all the 27 stars and 12 zodiacs sculpted in a single stone.The present masonry structure was built during the Chola dynasty in the 9th century, while later expansions are attributed to Vijayanagar rulers of the Thanjavur Nayaks of the 16th century.(source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbakonam and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Kumbeswarar_Temple) |
| 撮影日 | 2011-12-26 17:29:06 |
| 撮影者 | Arian Zwegers , Brussels, Belgium |
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| 撮影地 | Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India 地図 |
| カメラ | Canon EOS 450D , Canon |
| 露出 | 0.01 sec (1/100) |
| 開放F値 | f/7.1 |
| 焦点距離 | 24 mm |