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Siva
and Parvati sit
side by side on their
throne.
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The
story of the Ramayana.
The different scenes from
the Ramayana are depicted
in a meaningful sequence
of friezes.
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From a higher level,
we get a better side
perspective on the upper
part of the central temple.
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Another
good view of the
central area of Ellora.
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Angled
upwards, you can
see the breasts of Parvati,
her head above, and the
roof above and beyond.
She is feminine beauty
personified.
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The
voluptuous fertility
goddess, and wife of
Siva, sits in glory.
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Here
Vrunda gives us
some relative size of
the sheer rock wall side
of the cavern...
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With
goddess carved into
the walls beyond these
support pillars, we can
get a good feel of the
depth inwards from the
cavern wall they carved.
In fact, they carved out
the entire cavern from
the top down ...
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The
paint and colours here
look so well preserved,
that I believe they must
have been restored in
some way. The carvings
themselves have suffered
little wear, compared to
many others.
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Other
visitors take a
break. They all stare at
us, as it is not typical
that westerners visit
places in eastern
Maharashtra state.
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One
of the other temples,
located outside the main
Ellora cavern area. You
basically exit and walk
down the right side of the
cliff face, where there are
numberous other caverns.
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Inside
the above cavern,
we see Buddha sitting
in this great hall.
The
harmonics of this
room were amazing. A
whisper spoken from behind
this statue resonating
throughout the
entire cavern.
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A close up of
the Buddha statue. |
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Siddhaika
Cave 32 from
900 AD. Siddhaika is
considered as a Goddess of
Fertility in Jain religion.
She is seated on the lion
under a mango tree laden
with fruits and peacocks above. She is bejewelled,
with a tender waist and a
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Hanuman, the mighty
ape that aided Lord
Rama in his expedition
against evil forces.
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I
believe this is Siva, in
his god of devastation
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If
we turn back from the
cavern entrance, we
can see the field and
walking path in the front... |
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On
our way to Ellora,
we drove past these men
putting up a billboard. These
guys use bamboo for
everything in India!
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