Airavateshwarar Temple (Chola temple, 12tn century). Darasuram, Kumbakonam. Tamil Nadu. India

Kasi Viswanathar Temple. Rajagopuram in Tenkasi. Tamil Nadu. India

Maheshwar. Madhya Pradesh, India

Maheshwar. Madhya Pradesh, India

Hampi, Karnataka, India Stone carvings of dancers and small temple on the river pathway to Vittala Temple complex Hampi is an important pilgrimage site with hundreds of temples build among a lunar environment of boulderfields It is the location of the

Sculptures in Durga temple complex, Aihole, Karnataka. Aihole, a tranquil village on the banks of the Malaprabha River, is acclaimed as the cradle of Hindu temple architecture. There are about 125 temples divided into 22 groups scattered all over the vill

Murals on the ceiling of Konerirajapuram temple near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India

Gigantic face statues at the richly decorated 12th century Khmer ruin of the Bayon, built by Javayaram VII and standing at the center of Angkor Thom The faces are thougt to represent Bodhisattva Avolokiteshvara Angkor Wat ruins near Siem Reap, Cambodi

Bajan Mandap and Shri Vijayavitthala Temple tower in Hampi, Karnataka. The construction of this temple started during the reign of King Krishna Deva Raya in the year 1513 AD. The project was so colossal that the additions continued for almost five decades

Column Carving-Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal, Karnataka. The Virupaksha temple in Pattadakal (Dravidian architecture) was built by Lokamahadevi and the Mallikarjuna Temple, called Sri Trailokeswara Maha Saila Prasada was built by Trailokyamahadevi, the Q

Decorated elephants at temple complex, India