Our last stop of the day was the Chennakesava temple near Belur. As you can see from the photos, the sun was getting low in the west -- we had a long day!
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| The temple. This is the earliest of the three temples we've seen today, and the prototype for the style with friezes along the bottom and sitting on a platform. |
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| Two balconies sit above the three friezes. The later temples added friezes and omitted the balconies. |
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| The finial sits above the god's sanctum. |
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| You really have to get close to appreciate the workmanship and stories told on the friezes. This is Vishnu reclining on a 5-headed cobra. |
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| Guess who? |
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| Elliott never missed an opportunity to take family photos. |
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