The Inflections Of Decay - a photo on Flickriver

“All things that have form eventually decay." -Orochimaru”
(Masashi Kishimoto - Japanese manga artist, b.1974)

This is a view of the West side of the Gurudham temple located near Durgakund in Varanasi (Benaras).
It was shot from the ground floor.
This masterpiece of unique architecture was constructed in 1814 by Raja Jai Narain Ghoshal of Khidderpur (Bengal) and has to bear the inflections of decay.
Each brick of the temple is laid on auspicious muhurt and each and every detail of the construction like measurement of cubicles, verandah and dome, number of stairs and their heights and pictures inscribed on its eight gates, defines one or more symbolic explanations.

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Taken in: India / Uttar Pradesh / Varanasi / Jawahar Nagar (show map)

Taken on: May 29, 2013

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ200, f/4.0, 1/250 sec, 4.5mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ200
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	4.5mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Macintosh
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