Just for Fun No C&C will be given: Damodar temple in Loliem, Goa

[Rajan Parrikar]

On a beautiful monsoon morning -

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[Asher Kelman]

On a beautiful monsoon morning -

Rajan,

This is striking as we are paid off rather handsomely by entering the picture, from the left, acknowledging but passing the green murky waters, moving along the roof and then "Bam!", we have a dose of fiery lusciously-lpstick red mammary rooftop where we just stop and say, "I guess we arrived!"

What sort of building is it that's so simple and yet so well dressed? Were you just passing or do you have more information and wider views?

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

On a beautiful monsoon morning -

For more images in the series, go here.

Rajan,

and I missed the obvious. Now, seen fresh, I was surprised. It's moving to the right, as a barge on water, not us moving along its roof!

Asher

 

[Rajan Parrikar]

Rajan,

This is striking as we are paid off rather handsomely by entering the picture, from the left, acknowledging but passing the green murky waters, moving along the roof and then "Bam!", we have a dose of fiery lusciously-lpstick red mammary rooftop where we just stop and say, "I guess we arrived!"

What sort of building is it that's so simple and yet so well dressed? Were you just passing or do you have more information and wider views?

Asher

Asher,

This conforms to the basic format of Hindu temple architecture. The red rooftop peak is known as the "shikhara." Traditionally, they come in 2 broad designs, but there are hundreds of variations of these two across different regions of India. The 'shikhara' is like a crown to the sanctum below it where the deity is housed. The sloping tiled section you see to the left is called the 'mandap', a kind of receiving/holding area. It is used for simply hanging around, for dance, drama, music - depending on the occasion.