#Dakshindiaries Poetry in stone continues. Unfinished rock temple north of Krishna mandapam #Mamallapuram #Mahabalipuram #TamilNadu right next to Arjuna's penance. #travel #travelblogger #travelphotography #nikond3400 #IamNikon #nikonindia #natgeoindia #lonelyplanetindia #globetrotter #worldtraveller #ngtindia #lpmi #Dravidaarchitecture #sculpture #UNESCO #worldheritagesite #IncredibleIndia #SaveTourism #AncientIndia #GoTamilnadu #tamilnadutourism #visitindiaofficial https://www.instagram.com/p/CHBzAVHgJia/?igshid=mjgcegcs6x1e

#Dakshindiaries Poetry in stone Why on the pillar is this image carved out? This & many others like this- no one knows, Krishna mandapam #Mamallapuram #Mahabalipuram #TamilNadu #travelblogger #travelphotography #travel #IncredibleIndia #SaveTourism #AncientIndia #nikond3400 #IamNikon #nikonindia #UNESCO #worldheritagesite #globetrotter #worldtraveller #dravidaarchitecture #natgeoindia #lonelyplanetindia #ngtindia #lpmi #tamilnadutourism #GoTamilnadu #sculptures #dekhoapnadesh https://www.instagram.com/p/CG5-FbqAOwS/?igshid=18kvyhq3vlqwl

#Dakshindiaries Each pillar at Krishna mandapam #Mamallapuram #Mahabalipuram #TamilNadu is a character in hhe story of lord Krishna picking the Govardhan hillock. This one has a vowherd or gwala. Poetry in stone #DekhoApnaDesh #dravidaarchitecture #travelblogger #travelphotography #travel #IncredibleIndia #SaveTourism #AncientIndia #sculptures #architecture #Nikond3400 #IamNikon #visitindiaofficial #NikonIndia #LPIndia #lpmi #ngtindia #lonelelyplanetindia #nationalgeographic #natgeoindia #goTamilnadu #tamilnadutourism #architecture #UNESCO #worldheritagesite #globetrotter #worldtraveller https://www.instagram.com/p/CGtKjXZgDXC/?igshid=uhg1tvmvbkie

#Dakshindiaries The magic of pillars... Each pillar is carved depicting some character from the story of lord #Krishna picking up the govardhan (a small hillock) which is the main theme here at Krishna mandapam #Mamallapuram #Mahabalipuram #TamilNadu Poetry in stone #traveldiaries #travel #travelblogger #travelphotography #nikond3400 #IamNikon #nikonindia #natgeoindia #lonelyplanetindia #globetrotter #worldtraveller #ngtindia #lpmi #architecture #AncientIndia #UNESCO #worldheritagesite #IncredibleIndia #SaveTourism #goTamilnadu #tamilnadutourism #visitindiaofficial #dravidaarchitecture #DekhoApnaDesh https://www.instagram.com/p/CGn_6Q_AHDl/?igshid=c4ned4dmjjl1

#Dakshindiaries Krishna Mandapam #Mamallapuram #Mahabalipuram #TamilNadu A cow sitting atop a hill. Crafted as the scene from the story of lord #Krishna picking up the govardhan parvat (small hillock) on his little finger the Mandapam is a masterpiece. #travel #travelblogger #travelphotography #nikond3400 #IamNikon #nikonindia #natgeoindia #lonelyplanetindia #globetrotter #worldtraveller #ngtindia #lpmi #unescoworldheritagesite #dravidaarchitecture #ancientindia #DekhoApnaDesh #GoTamilnadu #tamilnadutourism #architecture https://www.instagram.com/p/CGbLo6fA-fX/?igshid=j3bfpw8aul0n

#Dakshindiaries Krishna mandapam #Mahabalipuram #Mamallapuram #TamilNadu One of the 9 bas reliefs in the Mandapam depicting early life of lord #Krishna An active site from 7th century to 16th century. Masterpiece in stone #travelblogger #travel #travelphotography #worldtraveller #globetrotter #IncredibleIndia #SaveTourism #AncientIndia #sculptures #Nikond3400 #NikonIndia #IamNikon #visitindiaofficial #ngtindia #natgeoindia #LPIndia #lpmi #lonelelyplanetindia #unescoworldheritagesite #GoTamilnadu #DekhoApnaDesh #tamilnadutourism #Dravidaarchitecture https://www.instagram.com/p/CGOjrulgHk4/?igshid=1m2ckyk834304

#Dakshindiaries Raya Gopuram #Mamallapuram #Mahabalipuram #TamilNadu It is said that 10 incarnations of lord #Vishnu are depicted here. But one simple error in the chronological order led to this project being incomplete & unfinished. All the hard work all efforts just down the drain, nope this couldn't be the reason or was it a king's whimsical thought process - that led to it's abandonment??? #travelblogger #natgeoindia #ngtindia #lpmi #lonelyplanetindia #dravidaarchitecture #travel #travelphotography #worldtraveller #globetrotter #IncredibleIndia #SaveTourism #AncientIndia #nikond3400 #IamNikon #nikonindia #UNESCO #worldheritagesite #tamilnadutourism #GoTamilnadu #visitindiaofficial https://www.instagram.com/p/CGBYv49g0tQ/?igshid=1lph0bwg3xh5x

#Dakshindiaries Raya Gopuram #Mamallapuram #Mahabalipuram #TamilNadu Not only the walls even the floors have carvings. Its like a permanent Rangoli or Kolam design. But no two designs are same. #DekhoApnaDesh #SaveTourisn #IncredibleIndia #visitindiaofficial #travel #travelblogger #travelphotography #nikond3400 #IamNikon #nikonindia #natgeoindia #lonelyplanetindia #globetrotter #worldtraveller #ngtindia #lpmi #tamilnadutourism #GoTamilnadu #ancientindia #Dravidaarchitecture #unescoworldheritagesite https://www.instagram.com/p/CF8OcMUA828/?igshid=1gycb4ybu4qho