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Pon our guide in India is explaining the Lotus Flower to us.

Pon is explaining the flower to us and what it means to the local Hindi people.

We now see the second temple in front of us and its

The tower elements are all square shaped and incorporate circles and principles of geometric symmetry.

There are about fifty sculptural reliefs around the walls of the sanctum,

The main temple dedicated to Shiva is based on a square plan, but it displays other Hindu deities such as Vishnu, Durga, Surya, Harihara, Ardhanarishvara, and others

The ceilings are incredible in this outdoor building.

Local temple priest is placing blessings on those that wish to receive it.

The ceilings are incredible works of art

Looking back to the second building we entered onto the large plaza

A young boy listening through the ear plug we all have when our guide is speaking. The first time he has ever seen or heard of this. He admitted that he was playing hooke from school for the day.

Looking back at where we had just been with the priest giving blessings.

On each side are carvings on the wall with four horizontal rows of friezes.

The layers of rows narrate Hindu legends and Puranic mythologies from the Shaiva, Vaishnava and Shakta traditions on the sides of the temple walls.

Students on a day visit to the temple. They were very curious of the Americans asking lots of questions where I was from, what did I think of India and about the Nikon camera I was using.

One of the students asked to take several photos with the camera which I showed him how. He was really enthralled with the camera.

When I showed them the group photos they were really amazed and were smiling at looking at each of themselves.

The temple was built between 1003 and 1010 AD. It was constructed from more than 130,000 tons of granite to reflect the power of Chola King Rajaraja and honor the Hindu god Shiva.

Through the centuries the art can still be seen in locations that are not in sunlight.

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