question on the keralan temples

brianct · Nov 30th, 2004, 18:11

does anyone know where ther are the conical style temples in southern kerala. Say in Alleppey and Trivandrum. I am tying to find them.Most temples ive seen so far in Kerala ard tamil style.

Bigzero · Nov 30th, 2004, 18:39

actually most kerala temples have tiled ( either clay or metal ) roofs with some distant influence of the chinese pagoda concept. there are some temples in south kerala with tamil-influenced gopurams ( like in padmanabha swamy temple, trivandrum ).

Kerala temple architecture is quite unique. some related links below :

http://www.templenet.com/Kerala/kerala_archi.html

http://www.kalakeralam.com/handicraf...alatemples.htm

Guruvayur temple, Thrissur Vadakkumnathan temple, etc are some examples.

yes, there are some temples which are circular and therefore have conical roofs. cant remember the names..

sudheer poppa · Nov 30th, 2004, 19:32

In Trivandrum you can try the Shankumukham temple near the airport.

I am not sure what you meant by Tamil style. Actually the style across temples in south is similar, with rectangular boundaries (sometime multiple layers) encircling the main building where the deity is hosted (yeah you start using such terms - thanks to the MNC exposure

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Digital Drifter · Nov 30th, 2004, 20:35

I think he means the 'vimana' or gopuram style as it's known in TN. You know how the temples look in TN.

Nov 30th, 2004, 18:11	#1
brianct Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: australia Posts: 138	question on the keralan temples does anyone know where ther are the conical style temples in southern kerala. Say in Alleppey and Trivandrum. I am tying to find them.Most temples ive seen so far in Kerala ard tamil style.

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Bigzero back to my old ways Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,464	actually most kerala temples have tiled ( either clay or metal ) roofs with some distant influence of the chinese pagoda concept. there are some temples in south kerala with tamil-influenced gopurams ( like in padmanabha swamy temple, trivandrum ). Kerala temple architecture is quite unique. some related links below : http://www.templenet.com/Kerala/kerala_archi.html http://www.kalakeralam.com/handicraf...alatemples.htm Guruvayur temple, Thrissur Vadakkumnathan temple, etc are some examples. yes, there are some temples which are circular and therefore have conical roofs. cant remember the names.. __________________ miles to go.... Bigzero's Photo Gallery

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sudheer poppa Senior brick in the wall Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pole Posts: 1,475	In Trivandrum you can try the Shankumukham temple near the airport. I am not sure what you meant by Tamil style. Actually the style across temples in south is similar, with rectangular boundaries (sometime multiple layers) encircling the main building where the deity is hosted (yeah you start using such terms - thanks to the MNC exposure ) __________________ We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools - MLK Pic Page 1 Pic Page 2 When my life changed over a week

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Nov 30th, 2004, 20:35	#4
Digital Drifter bang a whore? Bangalore Dammit! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,878	I think he means the 'vimana' or gopuram style as it's known in TN. You know how the temples look in TN.

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