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Vellore Fort
Jalakandeswarar Temple
Vainu Bappu Observatory
JALAKANDESWARAR TEMPLE
Jalakandeswarar Temple
The temple which had been built in the late Vijayanagar style, comprised of the main shrine and closed ambulatory passage around, and the integral Mahamantapa, with a northward projecting shub-shrine for Nataraja, containing also several other sub-shrines. The temple has two court yard, one is inner prakara and the other is outer prakara . The structures in the court yard on the outer prakara include the lofty Gopuram on the southern side which is the entry to the temple. One the South-West corner of outer court yard is the Kalyanamantapa which is the gem of architecture of Late Vijayanagar style in embellishments and the art motifs of its pillars, ceilings and plinth mouldings. It stands as testimony for the architectural workmanship of that period.

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