balustrade, carved elephant and shiva`s chariot at entrance to airavatesvara temple, darasuram, tamil nadu, india

airavatesvara ancient animal archelogical archeological balustrade beautiful believes building carved ceremonial chariot chola columns culture darasuram elephant engraved entrance famous gods gopuram granite great hall heritage hindu hinduism historical history india inner inscriptions interior kumbakonam landmark landmarks legend living monument nadu religion religious restorations sculptures shiva shrines site sites stone tall tamil temple temples the town wall walls world