The Hindu festival of Mahashivaratri will be celebrated on February 12 this year.
The 12th C temple of Mahadeva (another name for Shiva) set in a remote forest at Tambdi Surla is Goa‘s oldest surviving temple. It remains a place of active worship to this day.
This photograph was taken in 2007 in the thick of the monsoon season. When I got to Tambdi Surla that morning a heavy downpour had just subsided. The ambience was magical and this framing suggested itself quite naturally. The slight colour cast of green on the temple structure is not a processing artifact; it is a consequence of the wet temple reflecting the surrounding foliage.
12th C Mahadeva Temple at Tambdi Surla, Goa
5D, 24-105L
See this earlier entry for another view of the temple.
by Rajan P. Parrikar
8 comments
Thanks Rajan for that really nice photograph. I saw this temple as a little child. It is good to see that the greenery is still there.
The Enchanted Forest!
I love how you mention that the greenish tinge is the result of the wet temple reflecting the foliage. Wonderful picture and words.
Pragya
You have got it in its best glory !
thanks.
Pl give some tips on ‘how to get there?
We love to go here.
Heard but never been.
Lovely
Thanks again
You always get such lovely greens. Nice photo.
Dear Rajan
As always a spectacular presentation. Such a fitting abode for the Mahadev.
Our ancestors certainly knew how to please heaven.
Thank you for another beautiful glance at our Goem.
XM
beautiful….