decorative hindu temple gateway pondicherry |
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| navigate by keyword : access ancient antiquity architecture asia belief brihadeeswarar building carved carving colorful colors colourful colours construction culture decorative deity devotee devotion doctrine edifice entrance faith gate gateway god gopuram heritage hindu hinduism india indian nadu nobody old painted pondicherry portal prayer religion religious ritual sanctuary sanctum sculpture shrine south structure system tall tamil temple tower vibrant vintage vivid worship |
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| The highly colorful ornate entrance, or Gopuram, of the Vedapureeeswarar Hindu temple in the former French colony of Pondicherry in Tamil Nadu, India. The state is renowned for its temples, and for the local fashion for painting the carvings with vivid colours which has developed over the last century |
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