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Question
Highlight the striking features of Rameswaram Temple.
Short Note
Solution
- In the temple of Rameswaram, the predominance of corridors is striking.
- This temple has the longest set of corridors in the world. The temple has three sets of corridors.
- The outer set of the temple corridors has a height of almost 7 meters and stretches for about 120 meters in both the eastern and western directions.
- The outer corridor is also remarkable for the number of pillars that support it, which is over 1200 in number.
- Moreover, many of these pillars are decorated by ornate carvings.
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