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Yes! I Want To Sponsor A Part of Iraivan Temple: Donate Online at or by Check or Credit Card Using The Following Form
Yes! I Want To Sponsor A Part of Iraivan Temple: Donate Online at or by Check or Credit Card Using The Following Form
Yes! I Want To Sponsor A Part of Iraivan Temple: Donate Online at or by Check or Credit Card Using The Following Form
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ENTRANCE STEPS
The eight entrance steps are 30 feet wide and comprise 64
carved granite stones in all—shown here at Selvanathan
Sthapati's worksite in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu.
PERIMETER WALL
The perimeter wall is 40 inches tall, 24 inches thick and 475
feet long. It comprises 50 short pillars and 49 panels. Each pil-
lar and panel pair require 430 man-days to carve, even with
the massive granite slabs being sawn to size by machine. Of
the 49 panels, 35 panels will be inscribed (inside the ornate
border as shown in the photo above) with verses from scrip-
ture or with the philosophy and history of the temple.
Gurudeva talks to the wild guava tree which guides him to find the swayambhu
lingam hidden in the nearby bushes. Behind is the Wailua River and the volcanic
Waialeale mountain range, which the artist has creatively depicted as flames.