The India Digital Heritage Project is a huge undertaking by Microsoft Research India that tries to "collect, store, and share data on architectural sites and stimulate research in visualization, computer vision, graphics and related fields." MSR India's role is to provide technologies such as Photosynth and HD View (beta) to help showcase various Indian heritage sites in both 2D and 3D.
This video explores the glory of Sri Aandal Temple,Srivilliputhur through a mind-blowing digital tour via Photosynth.Users can take look at the intricate carvings of the Gopuram through HD View.They can have a 3D look of the Prakarams of Sri Aandal Temple at Srivilliputhur.
Really excited? Watch this video now:
<a href="http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-US&playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:3bd42ab0-8cf3-4c1a-9526-76dae0e20882&showPlaylist=true&from=shared" target="_new" title="India Digital Heritage Project: Sri Andal Temple">Video: India Digital Heritage Project: Sri Andal Temple</a>