Saturday, November 9, 2013

Nageshwara Temple (Begur, Bangalore, India)


The Begur Nageshwara Temple was built in Bangalore around century 860 during the reign of the Western Ganga Dynasty. The complex contains multiple shrines and these show architectural qualities of the Western Ganga Dynasty of Talakad and later additions by the Chola Dynasty.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Rath Yatra Festival in Puri (Orissa, India)


Three Carts for the Gods Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshana are being prepared to be drawn down Main Street.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Kirti Stamba and Meera Temple


Kirti Stamba and Meera Temple, where saint Mirabai prayed to Krishna, starting her Bhakti movement. (Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan)

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Tavarua Island Resort (Fiji)


Tavarua is a heart shaped island resort in Fiji. It has an area of 29 acres (120,000 m2). The island is close to the main Fijian island, Viti Levu, and is surrounded by a coral reef.

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Gateway of India (Mumbai, India)


Gateway of India (Mumbai, India)

Gateway of India (Mumbai, India) (1926)



Gateway of India (Mumbai, India) (1926)

Tripoli Shrine Temple (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)


The Tripoli Shrine Temple is a historic building located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its fantasy design is based on the Taj Mahal India. It is designed to look like a mosque but it is a non-religious building for the Shriners, a subgroup of Freemasonry, which has often used Moorish Revival architecture.

Taj Mahal Bangladesh (Sonargaon, Bangladesh)



Taj Mahal Bangladesh is a copy of the original Taj Mahal located 10 miles east of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka in Sonargaon. Unlike the original, work on the building took only five years. 

Taj Mahal Mosque (Agra, India)


Taj Mahal Mosque (AgraIndia)

The Great Gate (Darwaza-I Rauza) Gateway to the Taj Mahal


The Great Gate (Darwaza-I Rauza) Gateway to the Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal (Agra, India)


Taj Mahal (AgraIndia)