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Very nice engineering. Most of the temples I see in (pictures from) India have more color though. It’s an interesting contrast.
BTW… Star Wars: The Old Republic stole the term Jagannath to refer to points earned for hunting worthy prey in the Transdosian (the reptilian race that Boosk was a member of) religion.
So, the South Indian / Tamil style temples (which now exist all over the country, but originated in the south) are usually the ones that have brightly and elaborately painted gates and towers. I think they’ve spread around because it’s so popular hear to dial the sensory experience to 11.
I didn’t know that, but was aware that’s where the English term juggernaut comes from.
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Very nice engineering. Most of the temples I see in (pictures from) India have more color though. It’s an interesting contrast.
BTW… Star Wars: The Old Republic stole the term Jagannath to refer to points earned for hunting worthy prey in the Transdosian (the reptilian race that Boosk was a member of) religion.
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So, the South Indian / Tamil style temples (which now exist all over the country, but originated in the south) are usually the ones that have brightly and elaborately painted gates and towers. I think they’ve spread around because it’s so popular hear to dial the sensory experience to 11.
I didn’t know that, but was aware that’s where the English term juggernaut comes from.
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