V Gopalan
@TheGopalan
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I post exclusive photographs & videos taken by me of our temples & its sculptures from various temples of India! If you need any of my pictures let me know!
Joined June 2012
99.99% of the photographs or videos of temples and sculptures I post on Twitter are taken by me at the respective temple or place. When I post a photograph which is not taken by me I mention it explicitly in my tweet.
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What @ASIGoI & @PMOIndia can do but aren’t, K.K.Muhammad did! He proved: where there is will, ruins become Mandirs again & history comes alive! He proved it by reviving the long-ruined Bateshwar Temple complex (originally consisted of around 200-400) in Madhya Pradesh. In
Agree 100% with Prof. K.K. Muhammad: “The last 11 years of BJP have been the darkest age for the Archaeological Survey of India”🔱 https://t.co/xLZDlat5RH
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If this could be done in reality now, how awesome it would be!
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@TheGopalan #Namakkal #NamagiriThayar #Narasimhaswamy not sure about this sculpture just outside Thayar sannidhi
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Agree 100% with Prof. K.K. Muhammad: “The last 11 years of BJP have been the darkest age for the Archaeological Survey of India”🔱 https://t.co/xLZDlat5RH
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The major works in the restoration of the Garbhagriha of Cholakkara Durga temple in Malappuram are over. The restoration of the temple kitchen is ongoing. We would like to thank everyone who supported the revival of this ancient temple which was destroyed during 1921 Moplah
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Shiva in the form of Nataraja! They have managed to break His legs! But, did the morons manage to take out the beauty from this sculpture? Jalakandeswarar temple, Vellore
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@TheGopalan @VertigoWarrior This is that "Vella kaaran sonna seriya than irukkum" attitude 🤦
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@TheGopalan These are not random ordinary monkeys.. the band around the waist denotes this claim. The band is called kati sutra.( or SROI in religious texts). (See image below). Its is without this waist belt, a person is not qualified to partake in Smarta and Shrauta (vedic) poojas.
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The lady sells this amazing sculptures with soft wood outside #Namakkal #Anjaneyar temple
You might have seen Him! But have you seen His face so close? (Picture taken with Zoom lens!) 18 feet tall Anjaneyar standing and looking at the Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple at Namakkal, TN
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@TheGopalan Pranaams V ji.. saw you post, read the comments, wasn't satisfied with replies. Replies didn't feel right in my soul..so I set abt researching this theme for myself.. and I have found the answer, but the problem is trying to explain it.. in every image, resides a deep theme.
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@TheGopalan Sir I read the replies to this image & none are correct.. this relief goes beyond straightforward visuals. It's a metaphor, an allegory set in stone & I believe unless one is a not a shishya or Guru of Sri Vaishnava or inducted into the sampradaya,one won't understand the meaning
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This beautiful relief of a horse is made of FIVE women! And Manmathan is riding on this horse! Again this relief is on an another niche on the exterior wall of the temple and it is difficult to locate it! Srivaikuntanatha Perumal temple, Srivaikuntam
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@TheGopalan May be Sachi Devi (sitting on the top) and others are the 6 apsaras (Urvashi, Rambha, Menaka, Tilottama, Ghritachi and Anjana) with Airavata Hasthi! Beautiful. 😍
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This will forever be my favorite video on the internet!!
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सम्पूर्ण ब्रह्माण्ड के पालनहर, दशरथ नंदन श्री रामलला सरकार के सबसे पहले “श्री रामलला” के श्री चरणों में प्रणाम करके दिन की मंगलमय शुरुआत करते है। जय श्री राम 🚩
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@TheGopalan Kapi or Monkeys are associated with Usha kala or dawn as per Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa an ancient book associated with various topics including architecture Contd..
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