I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival of Words from September 1 - 7. The theme for this festival is "7" and mine is:
Today is the last day of the festival so this is the 7th and last of the journeys in this series.
My journey 7 is to see the beautiful Ajanta and Ellora caves near Aurangabad in the state of Maharashtra.
Ever since I was a child I have been fascinated by the Ajanta Ellora caves. And this was purely because my brother and friends went on a school camp and just raved about it. But I was never allowed to go. Then the internet came along and I would often look them up and read up on them and each time they seemed to draw me in.
The Ajanta Caves are about 300 Buddhist cave monuments that include paintings and sulptures. The caves are a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Ellora caves houses the Kailash Temple in one of its 34 monasteries and temples. It is designed to emulate Mount Kailash the abode of Lord Shiva.
So here is a glimpse of the Ajanta and Ellora caves - best described in pictures.
Ajanta
(my 7 journeys series can be viewed here )
Day 6 posts that I enjoyed
Vidya's Guru Devo Bhava - a lovely tribute to her teachers particularly her mom
Jyothi's 7 Steps to Hell - her very insightful view on friendships
Bhagyashree's Missing 7 - a real life story of ... the missing 7
Privy's I Promise - Promises she made to herself
Have an adventurous day and check out the day 7 posts
Warm Regards
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Going Places - 7 journeys I would like to take.
Today is the last day of the festival so this is the 7th and last of the journeys in this series.
My journey 7 is to see the beautiful Ajanta and Ellora caves near Aurangabad in the state of Maharashtra.
Ever since I was a child I have been fascinated by the Ajanta Ellora caves. And this was purely because my brother and friends went on a school camp and just raved about it. But I was never allowed to go. Then the internet came along and I would often look them up and read up on them and each time they seemed to draw me in.
The Ajanta Caves are about 300 Buddhist cave monuments that include paintings and sulptures. The caves are a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Ellora caves houses the Kailash Temple in one of its 34 monasteries and temples. It is designed to emulate Mount Kailash the abode of Lord Shiva.
So here is a glimpse of the Ajanta and Ellora caves - best described in pictures.
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Ajanta
image source wikipedia
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Ellora
Kailash Temple
image source wikipedia
Kailash Pillar
image source wikipedia
image source wikipedia
My journeys so far:
Journey 1 = Krishna Yatra
Journey 2 = Ram Yatra
Journey 3 = Shiva Yatra
Journey 4 = Himalayan Adventure
Journey 5 = Kaziranga
Journey 6 = Royal Rajasthan(my 7 journeys series can be viewed here )
Day 6 posts that I enjoyed
Vidya's Guru Devo Bhava - a lovely tribute to her teachers particularly her mom
Jyothi's 7 Steps to Hell - her very insightful view on friendships
Bhagyashree's Missing 7 - a real life story of ... the missing 7
Privy's I Promise - Promises she made to herself
Have an adventurous day and check out the day 7 posts
Warm Regards
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