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We spent all our time walking about, totally lost in the spiritual splendor around us. Its not easy to explain the sheer magnitude of the beauty and the effect that it had on us. It was pure visual delight. There is no sparseness in the Kailash cave like in the Buddhist caves. Every nook and corner has been touched by the sculptor’s hammer. And the end result is sculptures and carvings of such magnificence that one simply wanders here and there totally mesmerized and awestruck at how such miracles were achieved using just a chisel and hammer.

We went on to the Jain caves after lunch but they were not so impressive after the Kailash cave but impressive in their own right.
The elusive Navneet had finally arrived and caught up with us at the Kailash cave. Since she had missed out on the Buddhist caves, she decided to visit them while we roamed about outside. It was almost closing time by then and all the tourist buses had left. There was not a single person in sight we had the place totally to ourselves. In the evening twilight the caves looked silent and peaceful. As we gazed at the phenomenal piece of history in front of us it was as if we had gone back thousands of years in time. It made a very fitting end to a wonderful day.
To be Continued ....
Beautiful pictures and a running commentary that makes you feel as if you were a part of it over the last 3 posts. Thanks for your effort.
ReplyDeleteAnd it reminded me of Halebid (Halébeedu in Kannada for Hindu-Jain influences). Wonderful sculptors and painters. Buddhism and Jainism flourished in South India at one period as well.
ReplyDeleteNice post. Ellora Caves, an extraordinary compound of Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain cave. Temples and ancient monument must visit. In total there are 34 caves out of them 12 are Buddhist caves, 17 are Hindu caves and 5 are Jain caves. Cave 32 is a small version of the Kailash Temple. Time to visit is for cave is vsunrise until sunset from Wednesday to Monday.
ReplyDelete@RammMmm - thanks,glad u enjoyed reading it as much as i enjoyed writing it :-)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant, going through your writing was like a visual flashback of the wonderful trip. The entire essence have been brought out vividly. Thanks Ruchira, keep on rolling.
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Navneet
Thanks Navneet ! glad u enjoyed it !
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