Ajanta & Ellora Caves, Aurangabad

  • Woman
    Woman
    Load of small sticks for fires.
    Lalsot, India, December 21, 2016
    2016-12-21#8290
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Horse Cart
    Horse Cart
    Not nearly as common as camel carts.
    Ranthambore to Jaipur, India, December 21, 2016
    2016-12-21#8302
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hanuman
    Hanuman
    Large statue of the monkey god.
    Ranthambore to Jaipur, India, December 21, 2016
    2016-12-21#8309
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shiva
    Shiva
    Ranthambore to Jaipur, India, December 21, 2016
    2016-12-21#8314
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ajanta Caves
    Ajanta Caves
    After flying from Jaipur to Aurangabad, via New Delhi, and celebrating Debbie's birthday, we started our visit to these caves carved into the cliff.
    Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, December 22, 2016
    2016-12-22#8317
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ajanta Caves
    Ajanta Caves
    Temples carved into the cliff.
    Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, December 22, 2016
    2016-12-22#8324
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ceiling, Cave #1
    Ceiling, Cave #1
    No flash is allowed so photos were shot at higher ISO settings on the Nikon D5 camera. ISO 11,400
    Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, December 22, 2016
    2016-12-22#8329
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Painting, Cave #1
    Painting, Cave #1
    Time and desecration have been hard on the temples. ISO 102,400
    Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, December 22, 2016
    2016-12-22#8331
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Painting, Cave #1
    Painting, Cave #1
    Virtually all of the painting deals with the life of Buddha. ISO 64,000
    Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, December 22, 2016
    2016-12-22#8336
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Painting, Cave #1
    Painting, Cave #1
    ISO 102,400
    Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, December 22, 2016
    2016-12-22#8339
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Painting, Cave #1
    Painting, Cave #1
    Our expert local guide described the meaning of the paintings. ISO 102,400
    Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, December 22, 2016
    2016-12-22#8342
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Painting, Cave #1
    Painting, Cave #1
    The brown patches are to stabilize separating plaster. ISO 45,600
    Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, December 22, 2016
    2016-12-22#8345
    Larry L. Jackson
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