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Ellora caves

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February 4th 2016
I have been looking forward to Ellora and it didn't disappoint. We first visited the Jain temples which are the latest in date. These temples have many similarities with the earlier Hindu temples. In these temples the detail of the carving of the pillars stands out. There are urns and shields which look almost European in style. This is possibly due to some influence from Greece, though I might be ... 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