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We walk around the main temple
within the open area. Caves
line either side, and all of this
was hewn from the rock of
Charandari hill.
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One
of the great elephants on
either side of the central
temple.
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More of the central temple can
be seen beyond the broken
trunk of the elephant.
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Another
angle of the temple,
from between the legs of
the elephant.
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Along
the walkway by one of
the caves, the locals smile
down upon us.
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The
dancing and sitting gods
and goddesses are carved
out of the vertical stone.
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With
breasts so phenomenally
profound as these, this
must be Siva's wife, Parvati.
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The
dancing Hindu god, this
is a fairly common motif
in Hindu carvings...
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More
large carvings here
seem to show a battle
scene, with prostrated
lesser people at the
feet of the gods...
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Many
of the carvings here at
Ellora have slowly weathered
over time.
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I
believe this is the supreme
Hindu god, Siva, sitting here
in his magnificence.
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of the caves, click the
image to the right.
Below
are some other
statues and carvings
at the Cave Temples
of Ellora ...
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