{"id":4525,"date":"2022-12-09T13:46:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T13:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seekrewards.com\/stories\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=4525"},"modified":"2022-12-09T13:46:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T13:46:03","slug":"the-most-lavish-temples-of-south-india","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/seekrewards.com\/stories\/web-stories\/the-most-lavish-temples-of-south-india\/","title":{"rendered":"The most lavish temples of South India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\" \/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\" \/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Anton&amp;family=Arimo&amp;family=Merriweather\" rel=\"stylesheet\" \/><link 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style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:13.83495%;top:68.12298%;width:74.51456%;height:31.5534%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6514657980456027% 0.6514657980456027% 0.6514657980456027% 0.6514657980456027% \/ 1.0256410256410255% 1.0256410256410255% 1.0256410256410255% 1.0256410256410255%\" id=\"el-b37df620-4bad-4e47-be21-78ca903c128f\">\n<h1 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:2.4867352911237783% 0;font-family:&quot;Anton&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.809061em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">The most lavish temples of South India<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"1c17e9f1-0680-4a82-b7bc-91809635cdcc\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" 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style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.7326007326007326% 0.7326007326007326% 0.7326007326007326% 0.7326007326007326% \/ 0.5571030640668524% 0.5571030640668524% 0.5571030640668524% 0.5571030640668524%;background-color:#603808\" id=\"el-dd9b74d4-3e3f-4584-92b2-e011bf50807d\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:-0.31850961538461525% 0;font-family:&quot;Arimo&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.339806em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.465201465201465% 2.93040293040293%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">South India, where Dravidian and Aryan architecture meet, is home to hundreds of temples, many of which are stunning in their own right. The interior chambers are very detailed, while others include similarly complex carvings. Particular ones contain quirky details like melodic steps. Start your year with a visit to these auspicious temples &#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"3d06dece-3011-4235-b764-caf108dae01b\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#404040\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-497dff5c-a9db-499c-b410-512a1b2c99d0\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:116.59259%;height:100%;left:-8.2963%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1616377009507-c8111f07aced?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNXx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTMwMTY&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=3935&amp;h=6000&amp;fit=max\" alt=\"brown concrete dragon statue during daytime\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1616377009507-c8111f07aced?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNXx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTMwMTY&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=3935&amp;h=6000&amp;fit=max 3935w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1616377009507-c8111f07aced?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNXx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTMwMTY&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=3148&amp;h=4800&amp;fit=max 3148w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1616377009507-c8111f07aced?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNXx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTMwMTY&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=2361&amp;h=3600&amp;fit=max 2361w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1616377009507-c8111f07aced?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNXx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTMwMTY&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=1574&amp;h=2400&amp;fit=max 1574w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1616377009507-c8111f07aced?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNXx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTMwMTY&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=787&amp;h=1200&amp;fit=max 787w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1616377009507-c8111f07aced?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNXx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTMwMTY&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=340&amp;h=518&amp;fit=max 340w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 52vh, 117vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:16.01942%;top:3.39806%;width:70.38835%;height:20.22654%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6896551724137931% 0.6896551724137931% 0.6896551724137931% 0.6896551724137931% \/ 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6%;background-color:#c4c4c4\" id=\"el-93bbd587-a522-484a-8665-f2590e5a130c\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:1.5795056573275863% 0;font-family:&quot;Anton&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.3793103448275863% 2.7586206896551726%;color:#000000\"><span>Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.80583%;top:39.4822%;width:71.35922%;height:56.79612%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% \/ 0.5698005698005698% 0.5698005698005698% 0.5698005698005698% 0.5698005698005698%;background-color:#454545\" id=\"el-7d62ca2b-6850-4d55-8b67-9e20ce7eefdf\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.1841836734693875% 0;font-family:&quot;Merriweather&quot;,serif;font-size:0.307443em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.3605442176870748% 2.7210884353741496%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Around 700 AD, construction began on this collection of granite temples facing the Bay of Bengal, hence the name. Because they were structural rather than rock-cut, their design was revolutionary at the time. Miniature shrines and carvings may be found at various points throughout. From December until January, the area in front of the temple hosts a month-long dance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-page-outlink layout=\"nodisplay\" cta-image=\"https:\/\/www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in\/img\/pages\/medium-desktop\/mamallapuram-shore-temple-1653384258_d88d3d01bc1bbf48db9b.webp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/o9m.co\/8ds\" rel=\"\">Learn more<\/a><\/amp-story-page-outlink><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"5d488dc1-a843-4898-b6ff-fbe23a572b12\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#73400c\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-b8995a70-b8fb-4ff6-80e9-e1c659e3c215\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:130.20602%;height:100%;left:-15.10301%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1564804955013-e02ad9516982?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1fHx0ZW1wbGVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY3MDU5Mjg3MQ&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=2852&amp;h=3894&amp;fit=max\" alt=\"beige concrete building\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1564804955013-e02ad9516982?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1fHx0ZW1wbGVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY3MDU5Mjg3MQ&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=2852&amp;h=3894&amp;fit=max 2852w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1564804955013-e02ad9516982?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1fHx0ZW1wbGVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY3MDU5Mjg3MQ&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=2281&amp;h=3114&amp;fit=max 2281w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1564804955013-e02ad9516982?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1fHx0ZW1wbGVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY3MDU5Mjg3MQ&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=1711&amp;h=2336&amp;fit=max 1711w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1564804955013-e02ad9516982?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1fHx0ZW1wbGVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY3MDU5Mjg3MQ&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;h=1557&amp;fit=max 1140w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1564804955013-e02ad9516982?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1fHx0ZW1wbGVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY3MDU5Mjg3MQ&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=570&amp;h=778&amp;fit=max 570w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1564804955013-e02ad9516982?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1fHx0ZW1wbGVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY3MDU5Mjg3MQ&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=340&amp;h=464&amp;fit=max 340w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 59vh, 130vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:16.01942%;top:3.39806%;width:70.38835%;height:20.22654%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6896551724137931% 0.6896551724137931% 0.6896551724137931% 0.6896551724137931% \/ 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6%;background-color:#c4c4c4\" id=\"el-0c884b81-80d3-42c4-8420-0d75beaa2ada\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:1.5795056573275863% 0;font-family:&quot;Anton&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.3793103448275863% 2.7586206896551726%;color:#000000\"><span>Khajuraho, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.80583%;top:39.4822%;width:71.35922%;height:49.51456%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% \/ 0.6535947712418301% 0.6535947712418301% 0.6535947712418301% 0.6535947712418301%;background-color:#454545\" id=\"el-56cdb878-cd56-47d7-b05b-9ae9da0a9f66\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.1841836734693875% 0;font-family:&quot;Merriweather&quot;,serif;font-size:0.307443em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.3605442176870748% 2.7210884353741496%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">UNESCO-listed Hindu and Jain temples. Nagara-style temples have tapering, convex towers and extensive interior sanctums. Twenty-five temples survive from 85. (the rest were destroyed in the 13th century). The distant Khajuraho-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express train takes travellers there. The jungle-like remains formerly had lush vegetation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-page-outlink layout=\"nodisplay\"><a href=\"https:\/\/o9m.co\/885\" rel=\"\">Learn more<\/a><\/amp-story-page-outlink><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"a3042a82-d4ac-4eb6-91d2-3c26d97c93c9\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#c0c0c0\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-ae36ad44-fa2b-41dc-aed4-13ec6d0c6d4d\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:142.23637%;height:100%;left:-21.11818%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1582468546235-9bf31e5bc4a1?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMXx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTI4NzE&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=4022&amp;h=5027&amp;fit=max\" alt=\"white and brown concrete building\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1582468546235-9bf31e5bc4a1?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMXx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTI4NzE&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=4022&amp;h=5027&amp;fit=max 4022w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1582468546235-9bf31e5bc4a1?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMXx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTI4NzE&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=3217&amp;h=4021&amp;fit=max 3217w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1582468546235-9bf31e5bc4a1?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMXx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTI4NzE&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=2413&amp;h=3016&amp;fit=max 2413w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1582468546235-9bf31e5bc4a1?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMXx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTI4NzE&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=1608&amp;h=2010&amp;fit=max 1608w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1582468546235-9bf31e5bc4a1?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMXx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTI4NzE&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=804&amp;h=1005&amp;fit=max 804w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1582468546235-9bf31e5bc4a1?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxMXx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTI4NzE&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=340&amp;h=425&amp;fit=max 340w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 64vh, 142vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:16.01942%;top:3.39806%;width:70.38835%;height:20.22654%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6896551724137931% 0.6896551724137931% 0.6896551724137931% 0.6896551724137931% \/ 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6%;background-color:#c4c4c4\" id=\"el-385d0d9f-4237-4bbf-850e-fdf31fac3e72\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:1.5795056573275863% 0;font-family:&quot;Anton&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.3793103448275863% 2.7586206896551726%;color:#000000\"><span>Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.80583%;top:39.4822%;width:71.35922%;height:45.63107%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% \/ 0.7092198581560284% 0.7092198581560284% 0.7092198581560284% 0.7092198581560284%;background-color:#454545\" id=\"el-684c698f-d94f-4129-85a4-330b94795b8f\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.1841836734693875% 0;font-family:&quot;Merriweather&quot;,serif;font-size:0.307443em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.3605442176870748% 2.7210884353741496%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Madurai is famous for both its poets and its temples and this one can be found on the southern bank of the Vaigai River. Despite its troubled past\u2014it was initially constructed in the sixth century, destroyed in the sixteenth, and then rebuilt to its former glory\u2014the temple&#8217;s 14 towers and holy pond are still standing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-page-outlink layout=\"nodisplay\"><a href=\"https:\/\/o9m.co\/885\" rel=\"\">Learn more<\/a><\/amp-story-page-outlink><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"d7fe2a1a-c8c1-48c4-b8d6-88b69b9d00a1\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#262626\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-66079282-1ef3-43be-af65-721c6d97e4da\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:137.14174%;height:100%;left:-18.57087%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1620766182966-c6eb5ed2b788?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyfHx0ZW1wbGVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY3MDU5Mjg3MQ&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=3493&amp;h=4528&amp;fit=max\" alt=\"brown concrete building under blue sky during daytime\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1620766182966-c6eb5ed2b788?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyfHx0ZW1wbGVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY3MDU5Mjg3MQ&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=3493&amp;h=4528&amp;fit=max 3493w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1620766182966-c6eb5ed2b788?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyfHx0ZW1wbGVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY3MDU5Mjg3MQ&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=2794&amp;h=3622&amp;fit=max 2794w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1620766182966-c6eb5ed2b788?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyfHx0ZW1wbGVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY3MDU5Mjg3MQ&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=2095&amp;h=2716&amp;fit=max 2095w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1620766182966-c6eb5ed2b788?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyfHx0ZW1wbGVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY3MDU5Mjg3MQ&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=1397&amp;h=1811&amp;fit=max 1397w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1620766182966-c6eb5ed2b788?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyfHx0ZW1wbGVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY3MDU5Mjg3MQ&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=698&amp;h=905&amp;fit=max 698w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1620766182966-c6eb5ed2b788?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyfHx0ZW1wbGVzfGVufDB8fHx8MTY3MDU5Mjg3MQ&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=340&amp;h=441&amp;fit=max 340w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 62vh, 137vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:16.01942%;top:3.39806%;width:70.38835%;height:20.22654%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6896551724137931% 0.6896551724137931% 0.6896551724137931% 0.6896551724137931% \/ 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6%;background-color:#c4c4c4\" id=\"el-11bf4dba-a794-4af8-9cf7-91246cdd6c77\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:1.5795056573275863% 0;font-family:&quot;Anton&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.3793103448275863% 2.7586206896551726%;color:#000000\"><span>Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.80583%;top:39.4822%;width:71.35922%;height:38.34951%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% \/ 0.8438818565400843% 0.8438818565400843% 0.8438818565400843% 0.8438818565400843%;background-color:#454545\" id=\"el-1f84927e-7f7b-43f9-9bcb-dae8c7558874\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.1841836734693875% 0;font-family:&quot;Merriweather&quot;,serif;font-size:0.307443em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.3605442176870748% 2.7210884353741496%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">This Shiva temple, situated on an island off the coast of South India, has been called the &#8220;Varanasi of the South&#8221; by its devotees. Over 15 acres in size, the complex is home to 1,200 granite columns that form one of the world&#8217;s largest pillared temple hallways.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-page-outlink layout=\"nodisplay\"><a href=\"https:\/\/o9m.co\/f9g\" rel=\"\">Learn more<\/a><\/amp-story-page-outlink><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"fe682a31-f974-4e0a-9c44-55b93e811842\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#8cc0f3\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-0e51b47c-23de-40cb-9614-bd1b4c158ed3\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:143.66143%;height:100%;left:-21.83071%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1585977412653-d9a6d2b1b6de?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzNHx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTMwMTY&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=2775&amp;h=3434&amp;fit=max\" alt=\"brown and white concrete building under blue sky during daytime\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1585977412653-d9a6d2b1b6de?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzNHx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTMwMTY&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=2775&amp;h=3434&amp;fit=max 2775w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1585977412653-d9a6d2b1b6de?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzNHx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTMwMTY&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=2220&amp;h=2747&amp;fit=max 2220w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1585977412653-d9a6d2b1b6de?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzNHx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTMwMTY&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=1665&amp;h=2060&amp;fit=max 1665w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1585977412653-d9a6d2b1b6de?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzNHx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTMwMTY&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=1110&amp;h=1374&amp;fit=max 1110w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1585977412653-d9a6d2b1b6de?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzNHx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTMwMTY&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=555&amp;h=687&amp;fit=max 555w,https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1585977412653-d9a6d2b1b6de?ixid=MnwxMzcxOTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzNHx8dGVtcGxlc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzA1OTMwMTY&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;fm=jpg&amp;w=340&amp;h=421&amp;fit=max 340w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 65vh, 144vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:16.01942%;top:3.39806%;width:70.38835%;height:20.22654%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6896551724137931% 0.6896551724137931% 0.6896551724137931% 0.6896551724137931% \/ 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6%;background-color:#c4c4c4\" id=\"el-a638723d-85c7-4230-ae71-6ec4aab9663a\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:1.5795056573275863% 0;font-family:&quot;Anton&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.3793103448275863% 2.7586206896551726%;color:#000000\"><span>Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam, Tamil Nadu<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.56311%;top:36.73139%;width:71.35922%;height:60.5178%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% \/ 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877%;background-color:#454545\" id=\"el-7344113a-ce16-4ff1-b818-15be97ecc62d\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.1841836734693875% 0;font-family:&quot;Merriweather&quot;,serif;font-size:0.307443em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.3605442176870748% 2.7210884353741496%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">This temple&#8217;s entry tower is a beautiful example of the Tamil (Dravidian) architectural style, which is marked by tall towers and granite pillars carved with yali figures (hippogryphs characteristic of temple architecture). Surpassed initially in size only by Angkor Wat in Cambodia, this temple complex is home to a wealth of Vishnu avatar relief sculptures and halls, as well as 16th-century tower expansions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-page-outlink layout=\"nodisplay\" cta-image=\"https:\/\/www.srirangapankajam.in\/images\/logo.png\"><a href=\"https:\/\/o9m.co\/w5j\" rel=\"\">Learn more<\/a><\/amp-story-page-outlink><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"bae6ae1a-ace5-4560-951f-f4cba96a0844\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#eb5757\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div 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