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Description: | Photoghraph of the interior of the Pudu Mandapa, Minakshi Sundareshvara temple taken by Nicholas and Company c.1882. The Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple is dedicated to Shiva and his consort Minakshi, an ancient local divinity. The construction of this imposing temple-town was made possible by the magnificence of Tirumala Nayak (1623-1659). The rectangular precinct covers 6 hectares and has 11 huge towers and 4 entrance gopurams. The Pudu Mandapa is situated in front of the east gopura and consists of a long hall with piers carved with yalis, mythical lion like creatures and portrait sculptures of the Nayaka rulers. This is a view looking along the interior of the mandapa, showing sculptures, with a number of figures (blurred) seated along the sides of the aisle. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Nicholas and Company | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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