carving from a hindu cave

The ancient caves of Ellora

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February 9th 2007
On February 6th we left Bharatpur, took a taxi to the Agra train station, and boarded our 18-hour train to Aurangabad, which is a short distance from Ellora, our next destination. We took an air-conditioned sleeper car to increase our chances of getting a decent night’s sleep. Although it’s nice to be air-conditioned for sleeping, I spent a lot of the next day standing in the space between c ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more