Carved Hindu temple

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Javelin
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Carved Hindu temple

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Edit: silly small jpgs

This place is called the "BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir" I got to wander around with the camera but I didn't get inside. still an amazing place made of hand cut marble and sandstone.

Theres lots more here


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Nice place. Details are fantastic.
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thanks Doc. the workmanship is amazing.

1800 stone carvers in India carved all the pieces and shiped them here. then spent 2 years here assembling it. it's all sandstone and marble..


guwess I thought folks would be interested in it ...
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Buidings like the Taj Mahal ( standard shot ) con people into believing that churches/ temples/ mosques etc are pretty easy to shoot. But as your photos reveal you need to put some hard work and effort into getting the results.

If it had been a Buddhist building and not Hindu then I would have thought that askew parking sign in shot 1 was deliberate ! :lol:
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peterottaway wrote:If it had been a Buddhist building and not Hindu then I would have thought that askew parking sign in shot 1 was deliberate ! :lol:
HAH! I was so busy wihtthe detail shots I didn't shoot many whole building shots. maybe I should have picked one without the sign. there were signs all over the complex though they really want to keep people away fro the carvings., and I can see why they looked delicate
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The craftmanship is so intricate and elaborate to create an incredible fabric of architectural art that one wishes to become a true workaholic in its grandure.

Thanks for sharing Javelin.

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The details in #3 are just gorgeous!
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thanks for looking. if you haven't been to the web gallery. that detail is on almost every possible surface of the whole temple

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All the way to the top most .. (steeple) I guess I have to call it

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even the doors ( swear I straightened this one..) and all the little statues have names.
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It is an amazing structure. Thanks for sharing these great Pics. It makes the modern Christian places of workship built in the UK look postively dowdy :D
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