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Jan 2024
54m 20s

Les temples hindous du Tamil Nadu

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<p>Invité : Pierre-Yves Trouillet, géographe et chargé de recherche au CNRS. LʹEtat du Tamil Nadu se distingue des autres Etats de lʹInde par la richesse de son architecture religieuse. Pour découvrir quelques-uns de ces temples souvent multicolores, Johanne Dussez accueille Pierre-Yves Trouillet, géographe, chargé de recherche au CNRS et membre du laborato ... Show More
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