a butterfly above

the gopuram ~ bell echoes

in camphor fumes

Gopuram ~ The luminous abode ~ the upper portion of a Hindu temple where the various mystical luminous beings are carved in stone and vast mythologies are expounded.

(Jun. 11, 2006)

First Published at Photo-Haiku Gallery as brahman~Narayanan

Published in World Kigo Database as Narayanan Raghunathan