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Gopuram of Virupaksha Temple
The Virupaksha temple is a magnificent work of art, showcasing a range of amazing things starting from beautifully sculpted stones, pieces of Indian mythology in sculptures and paintings to a larger than life pin-hole camera mechanism.Long before Michelangelo painted the Ceiling of the Sistine chapel, the people of Hampi had already dedicated the hard-to-reach ceiling of the Virupaksha temple to print odes to the gods. The paints which were made of dyes extracted from vegetables and plants are still stunningly bright till date.
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Watch Tower
Quite a large number of them can be spotted in and around Hampi. They were either the military observatories or the posts of guards at special areas. The military ones are typically located at vantage points like the hilltops, riversides, and peripherals of the fortifications etc. The other types are mostly located well within the royal area and other civil localities. They are more decorated (with plastered walls, domed roof, arches etc) than the military (made with rock slabs) ones located at the hilltops.
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Raghuram Ashok has been a member since 10 November 2007 and goes by raghuram.
Currently in Bangalore.
I am 24 yrs old and i am learning the art of judging light.
The strength of an image lies within the photographer and not with the equipment. If it were true that it lay with equipment, then we'd all be taking fabulous pictures, but that's not the case.Photography is an art medium that truly provides a boundless canvas of subject matter. The photographer is only limited by the restrictions he places upon himself.
My photographs can be viewed at www.flickr.com/photos/redbull
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