Thursday, March 1, 2012

Lady with the Lamp

Lady with the Lamp

Have been travelling around quite a bit lately. Passing through Madurai in Tamil Nadu, enroute to a friend's wedding, I couldn't pass up an opportunity to visit the Meenakshi Temple. Dedicated to Goddess Meenakshi, it's probably the most famous temple in South India. The temple boasts of beautiful architecture and monolith statues, some going as far back as the 12th century. I found this beautiful figurine of a lady with the lamp in one of the mandapams near the Hall of Thousand Pillars. Reminded me of a few lines from H.W. Longfellow's famous poem.

A Lady with a Lamp shall stand
In the great history of the land,
A noble type of good,
Heroic womanhood.

31 comments:

  1. She is beautiful :) I like the poem you picked to go with your photo.

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    1. Most of the sculptures in the temple were very beautiful.

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  2. Well, Ramakant, you've certainly brought back some fond memories with your picture, and your post. Some day I'd like to go back to south India...

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    1. Nice to know it reminded you of some good times spent in India. Do plan a visit sometime if possible.

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  4. Life-like and serene! Your photographs actually breathe. Brilliant, loved it!

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  5. Cool capture .The divine light .....

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  6. u realli caught the essence of it...i hv seen these kinda statues a number of times...bt nt dis way for sure....it realli is gud :D

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  7. Wow.. I just love the Madurai Meenakshi Temple. No matter how many times I visit this temple, every time I feel so happy and I love its architecture. A wonderful capture of the lady with the lamp. And beautiful words from Longfellow. :)

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    1. Thank you Raj. It's a really beautiful temple. I am planning on putting togather some pictures that I took in and around the temple in a future post. Hopefully you will like them.

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  8. Such a gorgeous photo. I love India and can't wait to return. :)

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    1. Nice to see you again Vee. Let me know when you are in India next time, maybe we can meet up

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