Temple in the Forest

Thursday, February 11, 2010

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.

Mahadeva Temple at Tambdi Surla, Goa

12th C Mahadeva Temple at Tambdi Surla, Goa
5D, 24-105L

 

See this earlier entry for another view of the temple.

 
 
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Category: Architecture, Culture, Goa, History, Landscape, Photography, Places, Religion Tag: , , , , , , ,

by Rajan P. Parrikar

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Rani ThompsonFebruary 13, 2010 - 2:55 pm

beautiful….

Xanno MoidecarFebruary 13, 2010 - 2:31 am

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

thathsFebruary 12, 2010 - 6:48 am

You always get such lovely greens. Nice photo.

JoeGoaUkFebruary 11, 2010 - 11:21 pm

thanks.

Pl give some tips on ‘how to get there?
We love to go here.
Heard but never been.
Lovely

Thanks again

SanjeevFebruary 11, 2010 - 8:37 pm

You have got it in its best glory !

Pragya Mishra ThakurFebruary 11, 2010 - 8:31 pm

I love how you mention that the greenish tinge is the result of the wet temple reflecting the foliage. Wonderful picture and words.

Pragya

ArunFebruary 11, 2010 - 8:10 pm

The Enchanted Forest!

jcFebruary 11, 2010 - 8:07 pm

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.

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