Stock photography, photos: Vaikuntha Perumal Temple - India

Stock photos of The Vaikuntha Perumal temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and was built shortly after the construction of the Kailashnatha temple. The covered passages inside the outer walls of this temple are supported by lion pillars, which are representative of the first phase in the architectural evolution of the grand thousand pillared mandaps built later within numerous south Indian temples. The sculptures within the temple depict the history of the temple, with explanatory details in an eighth century script. Kanchipuram, India.


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