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Indra’s Ratha in Melakkadambur, a Chola Masterpiece

Figure 32. Shri Shiva Nataraja temple in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Jutting out makara heads on the corners of a pañjara base on the inner façade of the East gopura.
A striding warrior is clearly visible.

Granite.
Approximately 1200 CE.
Photo by Raja Deekshithar, 23 February 2007.



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