Dear SPS I think ASI should charge foreigners a stat $10 per entry like mamallapuram The locals we can decide whether to charge or not .This money will come in handy to improve infrastructure and make it a better centre.
Dear SPS that sounds great but I will still say $10 because thats nothing for someone spending $2000 to come to India Unfortunately we cant charge them for entry into the temple or Can we? because its a place of worship However we should charge for the centre and one important thing to do will be to do a virtual tour of the inner vimanam and show the video in a small AV theatre... then we can justify the costs
There are a few simple things which we or ASI can do to really get the world to appreciate the magnificence of Big Temple
Have videos of inner passage and aeral shots of the temple gopuram systematically and have them as an interactive presentation.
For instance you sit in a computer and have the gopuram in front of you. You should be able to spin and turn it or zoom into ay bit hats necessary.
Second to give a real time effect have three possibly four telescopes on all four directions of the madhil where people can insert coins and zoom to see
One raelly appreciates the magnificence when seeing the temple from above...Me and Gokul had the pleasure of seeing it in the discovery channel programme of BT