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Madura: The Vygay River, with Causeway, across to Madura.
Linnaeus Tripe British
Not on view
For Hindus, a tirtha, literally a ford or a crossing place, is a sacred site that allows one to pass from worldly engagement to transcendence. In Tripe’s photograph the dramatically receding causeway leads the eye to the gateway around the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, dedicated to the god Shiva and his consort Minakshi. Shiva is said to have created the Vygay River, which, like most rivers in the far south of India, dries up during the hottest months of the year.
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