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Madurai Meenakshi Temple Model

Meenakshi temple is famous for its architecture and many skyscraping gopurams, one can see the beauty in the model

 

 
  

 

 Front View of Madurai Meenakshi Temple.

One can view the Shiva Linga and the figure of the Goddess through the entrance. Golden foils are covered over the Kalasam to give more realism to the model.

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Model of Trichy Rockfort Ganesh Temple

Mounted on a Glass case to prevent the model from the dust and preserve the luster of the pith model.

 

 
   

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Taj Mahal
(one of the 7 Wonders of the world)

Taj Mahal - symbol of Love is constructed only using White Marbles. Pith model refelects the replica of Taj Mahal. One can see the minute details of the model and the sharpness of the structure.

 
   
 Top View of Taj Mahal

One can get the rare arial view of the Taj Mahal so easily in the pith model. One can note the artistic precision in aliging the vaious sub-structures of the model.

   
SwamiMalai Murugan Temple

One of the abode of Lord Muruga built over man-made hill. The visitor of the temple will agree that even taking photos of the temple is intricate. Pithwork artist created the model by visiting the temple many times, taking the plan and elevation of the temple and hand drawing many structures in order to create the models. Sometime making a model will take weeks to months.

 

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 Velankanni Church

A famous church of the South India at the western sea shore in the Bay of Bengal near Nagappattinam. The church itself is famous for it architecture. The model is  a wonderful remake of the same in the hands of a pithwork artist.

 

Arial View of Velankanni Church

Beautiful architecture, perfectly modeled and aligned using high precision hands.

 

 Tanjore Brihadeeswara Temple

One of the most Famous temple of south built over 1000 years ago by the great Chola king RajaRaja-I. The Temple is even today admired for its architecture magnificence. The pith model includes even the minute details and the object of interest at a relative scale.


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Tiruvarur Temple Car

Tiruvarur is famous for the biggest and beautiful temple car.  Pithwork artist Shri K.A Chokkalingam presented a 4 feet tall pithwork model to the president of India Shri Venkataraman. The Tiruvarur temple model is still present at the Rastrapathi Bhavan at Delhi. This model also won a National award to Shri K.A Chokkalingam in 1987.

 
 Tirumala Tirupathi Temple

A famous temple in India located at Tirupathi in the Andra Pradesh state of India. The main scantum is fully covered with gold plates. One can see the beautiful Pith model of the temple called as Vaikuntam( Heaven on Earth).

Model of City Union Bank  Kumbakonam

Detail model of City Union Bank including the Cars parked at the Portigo. This model is presented as memento to the Bank.

 
   
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