Travel Blog Photos from Ajanta and Ellora (25)
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On my travels again and looking through the lonely planet book and noticed that Ajanta was a highlight. The journey took 7 hours in a car from my dads house in Vesma Gujarat to Aurangabad. On our way we stopped off at Daulatabad to see the fort, Chand ...
... the greatest carnage in the region. Although successfully besieged, it was apparently never taken by force due to its natural and man-made defenses. 3/3/05 Ajanta is a good 110 km drive NE of Aurangabad. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the 30 rock-cut ...
... , 3 of them came up to me, thanked me and shook my hand. None thanked Abbey. It was pretty strange. The Ajanta and Ellora caves are magnificent. The intricacy of the carving and the size of the buildings is on par with Ankor Wat, but the overall ...
... temples and monasteries over a thousand years ago. The oldest of these are the Buddhist caves in Ajanta, which were begun in the second century BC and were continuously improved upon until the fifteenth. The most amazing part are some of the 'frescoes' ...
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India Starter Kit
Posted on Jan 28, 2009, 05:35:54
... of Khajuraho where love and lovemaking are sculpted into stone, Konark, Belur, Meenakshi Temple, Mahabalipuram, Sanchi, Ajanta and Ellora with Mandu, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra and Delhi Forts etc epitomize Indian architecture and sculptures. And Taj Mahal is ...
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India Starter Kit
Posted on Jan 17, 2009, 00:16:19
... of Khajuraho where love and lovemaking are sculpted into stone, Konark, Belur, Meenakshi Temple, Mahabalipuram, Sanchi, Ajanta and Ellora with Mandu, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra and Delhi Forts etc epitomize Indian architecture and sculptures. And Taj Mahal is ...
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Most Impressive Temples, Churches, Mosques Etc
Posted on Jan 26, 2008, 11:16:11
... 39;t repression. Shaolin Temple, in China, just for the kung fu...but in a rugged landscape also worth the trip. Ajanta and Ellora Cave Temples, India: Frescoes and sculpture galore. I'm now in the Caucasus and soon will check out a Zoroastrian Fire ...
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