In den Tempeln und im Museum findet man immer wieder Bronzestatuen die damals zu Zeiten der Chola in feinster Handarbeit hergestellt werden.
Heute gibt es auch noch kleine Werkstätten, die diese inRead more
In den Tempeln und im Museum findet man immer wieder Bronzestatuen die damals zu Zeiten der Chola in feinster Handarbeit hergestellt werden.
Heute gibt es auch noch kleine Werkstätten, die diese inRead more
A long day driving through rural India from Pondicherry to Chettinadu.
Initial first impressions on arrival weren’t the best. We thought we’d landed at an Ashram. Spartan rooms, but clean. SetRead more
Next stop the Thanjavur Big Temple. It had a 1,000th birthday in 2010 that apparently they celebrated well! The official name is the Brihadisvara Temple was built by Rajaraja 1 another Chola emperorRead more
Der heute eher unbedeutende Ort Darasuram trug ursprünglich den Namen Palaiyarai. Um die Mitte des 12. Jhd. verlegte Chola-Herrscher Rajaraja die Hauptstadt hierher und gab den Bau des Tempels inRead more
Es gab ein mega leckeres Frühstücksbuffet im Hotel. (Mo: war ok, gab wenigstens Omelette)
In Tanjore haben wir einen weiteren, sehr großen Tempel besucht, der ebenfalls zum UNESCO WeltkulturerbeRead more
Il palazzo è I'nsieme di rovine e edifici restaurati, superbe opere d'arte e cimeli reali di epoche diverse . Il labirintico complesso fu costruito in parte nel 1535 e in parte tra il 1676 e il 1855Read more
The museum was in a beautiful building itself that we took a few photo’s in. Lots of statues and things that didn’t warrant too many shots. The bats flying around in the cave bit certainly freakedRead more
First stop is the Thanjavur Royal Palace. Built in the 14th century it is unusual in having a Dravidian style temple structure which is not actually a temple. It was built to look like one so that itRead more
We were a pretty popular selfie target here! I think we were missing being asked for selfies so team Potter were pretty obliging – as long as they would take one with Mum’s camera also! Love thoseRead more
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