What is a Gopuram?

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2007-03-01 22:27:51 · 3 answers · asked by vijay g 2 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Other - India

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Gopuram or gopura, a prominent feature of the Hindu temple architecture of South India, is the rising tower at the entrance of a temple. Gopurams are exquisitely decorated with sculpture and carvings and painted with a variety of themes derived from the Hindu mythology, particularly those associated with the presiding deity of the temple to which a particular gopuram may form part of.

2007-03-01 22:30:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋

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elaborately carved tiered towered entrance gateway to a Hindu temple

2007-03-02 06:34:16 · answer #2 · answered by mallimalar_2000 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopuram

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2007-03-02 06:30:36 · answer #3 · answered by steven m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋