Friday, 24 March 2017
About 400 m beyond the last Hindu cave, a small set of Jain caves were made in the 9th century CE. These are the last caves to be excavated at Ellora.
About 400 m beyond the last Hindu cave, a small set of Jain caves were made in the 9th century CE. These are the last caves to be excavated at Ellora.
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| The final set of caves at Ellora: the Jain caves. |
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| A seated Tirthankara. Like the photos below, this is found in Cave 32, the “Indra Sabha” cave. |
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| Gomateshwara stood meditating for so long that vines grew over him. |
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| Yakshini Ambika sitting on a lion under a mango tree. Fertility. |
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| Matanga Yaksha sitting on an elephant under a banyan tree. Prosperity. |
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