Ajanta & Ellora Caves, Aurangabad

Woman

Load of small sticks for fires.

Lalsot, India, December 21, 2016

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Horse Cart

Not nearly as common as camel carts.

Ranthambore to Jaipur, India, December 21, 2016

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Hanuman

Large statue of the monkey god.

Ranthambore to Jaipur, India, December 21, 2016

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Shiva

Ranthambore to Jaipur, India, December 21, 2016

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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

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Ajanta Caves

Temples carved into the cliff.

Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, December 22, 2016

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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

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Painting, Cave #1

Time and desecration have been hard on the temples. ISO 102,400

Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, December 22, 2016

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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

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Painting, Cave #1

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Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, December 22, 2016

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Painting, Cave #1

Our expert local guide described the meaning of the paintings. ISO 102,400

Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, December 22, 2016

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Painting, Cave #1

The brown patches are to stabilize separating plaster. ISO 45,600

Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, December 22, 2016

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