| Mahabalipuram India 2011 |
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| Mahabalipuram, now called officially Mamallapuram, is 40 km south of Chennai [old Madras] on the Bay of Bengal. It is a fishing village and the shore temples are a world heritage site. On my way to Tirupati I stayed there with Moin after he met me at the airport We stay at the Golden sun Beach Resort |
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| The Golden Sun. |
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| View from our room |
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| Moin in the restaurant |
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| Landing at sunset |
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| Outboard motors ready for the morning |
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| The Cow and Anchor |
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| The beach beyond the temples |
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| Village kids from north of Golden Sun |
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| Mahabalipuram beach |
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| The necklace seller going home |
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| The 8th century shore temples. Carved from solid rock. This led to tradition of stone carving. |
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| Modern carvings. |
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| More. |
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| Mahabalipuram ski slope |
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| Watch me! |
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| We are watching |
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| It looks stable enough |
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| The parakeet will tell your fortune (honest) |
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| The Golden Sunset |
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