Mamallapuram

Mahdishasuramardhini cave full view

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light house at Mamallapuram

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A monolithic rock converted to bath tub... Is it is madness of craft???

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The angels standing at every door step of Mamallapuram. The art savy people there are compleately in the same traditional crafts men ship all though the years., I hope.. The works kept at every stall and workmen door steps are uncountable and superb..

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A marching family of Elephants elegently over the Rock viewing Arjuna Parinirvana..

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The full posture of the carving on the Arjuna parinirvana

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On the exterior side of the walls of the cave there is a beautiful carving of Arjun parinirvana of Mahabharat .

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A full hillock was carved into a cave in mamallapuram

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The panarmic view of Mahishasura Mardhini cave. The entire monolithic rock carved into a host of beautiful carvings. The eye catching rock carvings believeit...!!!

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The entrence of the Mahaishasura Mardhi cave is beautifully carved out of the single rock.

" Mahishasura Mardhini"

Another beautiful carving on the same rock. The Mahishasura the demon king is being killed by the Goddess Parvati. After the incident she was named as Mahishasura Mardini. The story was very beautifully carved by the Mahabalipuram sculptures. I was amazed.