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Temple in Tay Ho
This is a beautiful old temple near Champasak.
The holiest Gurudwara for Sikhs.
The sound of evening prayers reverberating through the entire complex, the smell of rain in the evening breeze and the sight of pilgrims standing in respect and kneeling on the marble walkways surrounding the Pool of Nectar in which the temple stands was a magical experience
Pilgrims from around the world at Sikkhism's holiest shrine
An exotic swirl of colour in the saris, turbans and shirts of the pilgrims, walking, talking and laughing, taking dips in the Pool of Nectar surrounding the Golden Temple, brilliantly framed against the whiteness of the gurdwara
Late afternoon cricket game outside an old abandoned temple in Tirukalikundram
Columns of elaborately carved horsemen depicting an epic battle from the Ramayana
A quiet afternoon walking around the many colourful Hindu shrines and temples at Tirukalikundram
Classic Dravidian architecture style as common throughout Tamil Nadu
Local boys swimming in the pool that surrounds the main shrine on a hot summer afternoon in Tirukalikundram, Tamil Nadu
Pillgrims have to swim across the rectangular pool to reach the shrine from the stone ghats (steps) that lead down to the water