ancient temple

airavatesvara ancient archaeological archeology architectural architecture art asia beautiful beauty brick building carving construction culture decorative devotion dravidian emple entrance exterior facade god goddess gopura gopuram hall heritage high hind hindu hinduism historic historical idol india indian kovil landmark lord meditation nadu old ornament outdoor pilgrim pillar pillars place pray prayer protected religion religious rock scene sculpture serenity shiva solid south spiritual spirituality stability stable stairs statue stone strength structure surrounding tamil temple tourism tradition traditional travel wall