Monday, February 24, 2014

Belur

Our last stop of the day was the Chennakesava temple near Belur. As you can see from the photos, the sun was getting low in the west -- we had a long day!

The temple. This is the earliest of the three temples we've seen today, and the prototype for the style with friezes along the bottom and sitting on a platform.

Two balconies sit above the three friezes. The later temples added friezes and omitted the balconies.
The finial sits above the god's sanctum.
You really have to get close to appreciate the workmanship and stories told on the friezes. This is Vishnu reclining on a 5-headed cobra.
Guess who?
Elliott never missed an opportunity to take family photos.

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