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Edmund David Lyon
General view of the Ranganatha Temple at Srirangam
1867-1868
Albumen Print
29 x 23 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum
Museum Number: IS.2-2005
LL/36310
India. Taken from a high view point, this photograph shows the general layout of the temple complex, which is the largest in South India. Built during the 13th to 17th centuries, the temple has a series of seven concentric rectangular enclosures marked by high walls. The profusely decorated gopuras or temple gateways are positioned along the cardinal points and leads to the central shrine. The photographer noted that the houses in the foreground belonged to the Brahmins (priests) of whom 8000 lived inside the enclosure.
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