Showing posts with label carvings elephanta caves mumbai maharashtra india. Show all posts
Showing posts with label carvings elephanta caves mumbai maharashtra india. Show all posts

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Carvings


More carvings in the Elephanta Caves off the Mumbai coast

Friday, May 2, 2008

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Sculpture

A sculpture at the entrance to one of the caves in Elephanta off the Mumbai coast

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Mahesh murti


The central recess holds the most famous and remarkable sculpture of this period known as the Mahesh-murti. It is a colossal bust of the three forms of Siva, the aghora, turbulent and fearsome; tatpurusha, benign and meditative and vamadeva, mild pleasing and lovable.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Carvings on Pillars


Seems like the image of Buddha carved on one of the pillars.
Image of Lord ganesh - the elephant headed God carved on one of the pillars in the Elephanta caves.


Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Carvings


More carvings at the entrance to the Elephanta Caves. All these date back to the 6th-7th century A.D.

Monday, April 21, 2008