Vadakkunnathan Temple
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 130 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5124-2826-9
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Vadakkunnathan Temple ( Malayalam: ??????????? ???????? ), also known as Thenkailasam and Vrishabhachalam, is an ancient Shiva temple located at the heart of Thrissur city. This temple is a classic example of the Kerala style of architecture and has formidable gopurams on all four sides and also a Koothambalam. Mural paintings that depict various episodes from the Mahabharata can be seen inside the temple. The shrines and the Koothambalam display exquisite vignettes carved in wood. According to popular lore, the temple was built by Parasurama. The sprawling Thekkinkadu maidan, encircling the Vadakumnathan temple, is the main venue of the Thrissur Pooram. The temple, along with the mural paintings, has been declared as a National Monument by the Union Government under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act. Данное издание представляет собой компиляцию сведений, находящихся в свободном доступе в среде Интернет в целом,...