| In this distant, expansive view, the Shore Temple, with its two steep pyramidal towers capped by octagonal domes, commands its setting overlooking the Bay of Bengal. Built during the reign of the Pallava King Rajasimha (ca. 700–728), the structure at Mamallapuram is one of the earliest important temples in southern India (2003, chromogenic process color prints, 82.6 x 121.3 cm, © Masumi Hayashi, courtesy of the artist). |
