Ellora Jain cave detail

Ellora caves are not as old as Ajanta. There are both Hindu and Jain caves here. This is a carving of the main Jain god. He looks very much like Buddha. You can distinguish this guy from Buddha because the Buddha's legs are in a true lotus position, while the Jain god's legs are slightly different.

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goa and ajanta/ellora follow up pics

January 19th 2006
I'm just adding some pictures from my trip to Goa and Ajanta/Elora caves ... 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

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