A photographic record of sacred architecture
Land of Kovils கோவில்
One hundred temples of the Tamil land, photographed and documented.
By region
Four historic countries of the Tamil land
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Thondaimandalam தொண்டைமண்டலம் 27 temples
The northern country around Kāñchipuram and the old Pallava heartland — cave shrines, the earliest structural temples, and the great coastal monuments of Mahābalipuram.
Chola Nadu சோழ நாடு 30 temples
The Kāvēri delta, the imperial Chōḷa country — Thanjāvūr, Gangaikoṇḍa Chōḷapuram, Dārāsuram — where the southern temple reached its fullest statement.
Kongu Nadu கொங்கு நாடு 3 temples
The western uplands around Kōyamputtūr and Karūr — a distinct temple country at the watershed between the Tamil plains and the Ghats.
Pandya Nadu பாண்டிய நாடு 40 temples
The southern country of Madurai and the far coast — the Pāṇḍya and Nāyaka temple cities, the great gopuram fronts, and the land’s end at Kanyākumari.
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