Description
This vintage chrome postcard features the magnificent Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore, Madras (now Chennai), India. The image showcases the temple's iconic gopuram (tower gateway) with its elaborate sculptural decorations depicting Hindu deities and mythological figures across multiple tiers. People and a vehicle are visible at the base, providing scale to this impressive architectural monument. The back identifies this as a 'Diamond Product' postcard. The card is unposted and in good condition, showing the vibrant colors typical of chrome-era postcards from approximately the 1960s-1970s. Kapaleeswarar Temple is one of Chennai's most important Hindu temples, dedicated to Lord Shiva, and represents classic Dravidian temple architecture.

Listing Details
Item type: Postcard
Format: Printed (Lithograph)
Postcard era: Photochrome (1939 Now)
Posted status: Unposted
Location shown: Chennai, India
Subject: Temple, Religious
Publisher: Diamond
Front and back shown in scans.