Sri Ranganathaswamy temple in Tamil Nadu is the world's largest functioning Hindu temple complex. It features 21 vibrant Gopurams, with the Rajagopuram being the tallest. The temple's Dravidian ...

Red granite column from Ihnsaya el-Medina (ancient Herakleopolis Magna) A column such as this would have originally stood in the pillared hall, known as a hypostyle hall, of a temple. This column ...