Great Sculptures of India- Belur

The Chennakesava temple

This Vishnu temple stands as a testimony of great Indian art & architecture. It was commissioned by King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 A.D.

This is the cover for a photo-journal that I have put together. I have it in the Apple book store and will be available on amazon within a week. It is about 84 pages or should I say 42 full-page spread of just photography. I have depicted both the inside and outside of this temple.

Take a tour with me and see this temple through my eyes. I shot the entire place with only the available light. The insides had absolutely no lights, the only available light was the day-light streaming in from the windows and doors of the magnificent masterpiece.

For those interested, I will give you more links and information. I am thinking of giving portions of the earning to the needy cause, I just haven’t decided which cause it will be, so please stay tuned.

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/door/

05 Jul This entry was published on July 5, 2015 at 12:09 am. It’s filed under Art, Belur, Meditation, philosophy, Photography, Postaday, Temple, Weekly Photo Challenge and tagged Belur, dpchallenge, Hindu temple, India, Photography, Postaday. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.

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19 thoughts on “Great Sculptures of India- Belur”

Kreng Jai on July 5, 2015 at 12:49 am said:

Been there as a kid and that was long back😃😕

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- asnappshot on July 5, 2015 at 2:41 pm said:
  
  Just perhaps it will bring back old memories…..I have a few shots of this temple, but the book has some nice ones. some have a collage of pictures.
  
  Thanks for stopping by!!!
  
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LDG luciledegodoy on July 5, 2015 at 5:05 am said:

It’s an amazing door. Congratulations for publishing a book.

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- asnappshot on July 5, 2015 at 2:30 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much. I have a few photos of this temple on my blog, but the book has some very interesting one.
  
  Thanks for stopping by, don’t be a stranger come more often.
  
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Evelyne Chevallier on July 5, 2015 at 9:59 am said:

Very few people go to Halebid and Belur, I am very curious to see your 42 pictures of it! for what I remember it is pure stone lace… but one should stay cautious with memory…

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- asnappshot on July 5, 2015 at 2:21 pm said:
  
  Thanks for stopping by…..Yes it is an all stone temple that is laden with sculptures. And I will keep you informed. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
  
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loisajay on July 5, 2015 at 1:02 pm said:

It looks beautiful!

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- asnappshot on July 5, 2015 at 2:16 pm said:
  
  Thank you so, so much.
  
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rododovris on July 5, 2015 at 2:10 pm said:

Wonderful!

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- asnappshot on July 5, 2015 at 2:16 pm said:
  
  Thanks for stopping by….
  
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Osyth on July 6, 2015 at 6:03 am said:

Stunning picture … and of course congratulations on the book. I am sure it will be a feast 🙂

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- asnappshot on July 6, 2015 at 7:34 am said:
  
  Thanks for your wonderful comments….I think I put an enjoyable photo-journal together for others to imagine what it would be like to walk around both inside and outside, I also felt by looking at photographs I could transport you there to get a feel of the people at this temple.
  
  It is really is a stunning piece of art. In a way this is a tribute to the architects, engineers and above all the sculptures that put so much into it. It took over a hundred years to be completed.
  
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  - Osyth on July 6, 2015 at 9:31 am said:
    
    I am certain I will enjoy the journal .. please keep me informed 🙂
  - asnappshot on July 6, 2015 at 1:17 pm said:
    
    Yes I will, there will links to the source. I have one in the ibooks store and another will be in amazon.book store.
the dune mouse on July 6, 2015 at 9:56 pm said:

will look forward to seeing your journal! Fantastic door!

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- asnappshot on July 6, 2015 at 10:40 pm said:
  
  Thanks you so much for stopping by………And I most certainly will keep you posted.
  
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  - the dune mouse on July 7, 2015 at 1:47 am said:
    
    🙂
swagata on July 13, 2015 at 10:49 pm said:

Nice to see your photos of Belur temple. I also visited this temple in 2014.

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- asnappshot on July 13, 2015 at 11:17 pm said:
  
  Thanks for looking.
  
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