About of AJANTA CAVE
Ancient India
Collection of several hundred photographs of the more important sites and monuments.
From Michael Gunther.
Art on Indian Stamps - Thematic
Topical site of Art and Artists on Indian stamps.
LYCIAN INFLUENCE to the INDIAN CAVE TEMPLE
Architect Takeo Kamia investigates the relationship between ancient Indian cave
temples and Lycian sarcophagi and cave tombs.
Travel to Lycia in the spring of 2000 LYCIAN INFLUENCE to The Indian Cave Temples TAKEO KAMIYA Lycian Sarcophagus and Pillar tomb, Xanthos _ RIDDLE OF CAVE TEMPLES Talking about cave temples, one will naturally recall those of India such as Ajanta and Ellora
Compared with Indian cave temples, Chinese ones have many more wall and ceiling paintings, though these are not so characteristic from the architectural point of view
In Pakistan, cave temples are few, but in Afghanistan, we can find interesting western style carved ceilings in dome and laternendecke at Bamiyan etc
The cave temples in India have no superior in the world in their magnificent carvings and architectural formality, with pillars and beams in order
1, 200 ancient cave temples exist mainly in the Decan Plateau, because they are carved buildings in the strong rocky mountains
A Hindu temple is fundamentally a 'House of God, ' but the Buddhist caves are a combination of 'Vihara' caves where priests lived and 'Chaitya' caves as chapels enshrining 'Stupa.' Those caves follow the same manner of the monasteries and chaitya halls built by wood or brick on the ground
AJANTA/English
Indian restaurant in Shiodome.
Jaya Murti christened this cafe AJANTA , taken from , Buddhist cave temples and monasteries cut into the rock, renowned chiefly for their magnificent wall paintings, a well known Indian word among the Japanese people during those days
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The Great Cave of Elephanta
Includes a collection of photopgraphs and descriptions of the ancient cave sculptures.
The Great Cave at Elephanta is one of the great monuments near Bombay
It is one in a complex of Hindu caves on Gharapuri (Elephanta is the name given to the island by the Portuguese), dating to the sixth century AD
View from the entrance of the Great Cave toward the Mahadeva image
The cave is designed to accommodate Hindu ritual of circumambulating the cave, and encountering a number of images related to Shiva, in a great mandala
(Only a few of the scenes from the cave are shown here)
Nataraja, at the cave entrance (verandah), Elephanta
The Mahadeva image is the focus of the north-south axis of the cave, marked by a widening of the pillars along the axis, and the uninterrupted view from the entrance
The cave is flanked by two other caves, with their own entrances into the Great Cave along the east-west axis
This axis is further marked by the ceiling of the cave (the capitals are engaged with the ceiling in a relief along the east-west axis)
The axis cuts through the lingam shrine of the cave
The left side cave includes a shrine to the Saptamatrikas, or Seven Mothers
Buddhist Art in India - by Radha Banerjee
An essay by Radha Banerjee tracing the evolution and growth of Buddhist symbols,
designs, and monuments in the country.
The term Hindu, Jaina or Buddhist art is but a popular nomenclature to distinguish one group of monuments, including painting, cave-temples and architecture, etc., from another stand point of the predominance of one or the other religious theme
The principal wall painting in cave 10 is devoted to the illustration of the Chaddanta Jataka
Caves 16, 17 and 26 at Ajanta are excellent examples of pillared halls with usual cells with shrines in the back containing Budha figures
Caves 16 and 17 were excavated in the last quarter of the 5 th Century A.D
The mural paintings in the Ajanta caves of the Vakataka period contain representations of scenes from Buddhas life from the conception to enlightenment
Several Buddhist caves are to be found also at Bagh (Madhya Pradesh) and Ellora (Maharashtra), containing numerous Budha and Bodhisattva figures (5 th 6 th Century)
Salient Features of Dunhuang Cave Art
Dunhuang was at the hub of cultural exchanges between China and the West along
the "Silk Road". So, the cave art of Dunhuang possesses a special geographical ...
DUNHUANG ART [ | Contents of the Book | ] Salient Features of Dunhuang Cave Art Appendix 1 The Dunhuang Grottoes are both a rare national treasure of China as well as a unique cultural heritage of all mankind
Since Dunhuang was at the hub of cultural exchanges between China and the West along the "Silk Road", the caves of Dunhuang possess a special geographical and cultural significance
Chinese teristics of the Cave Architecture Buddhist cave art originated in India and spread to the Western Regions where it assimilated the local elements and underwent various transformations
The chan ku (dhy¡na-guh¡) or meditation caves and the narrow corridors of Dunhuang are different from the Indian pillared hall
The central-column (caitya) caves of the Northern Wei were different from the caves with a pillared hall and a central st£pa native to India
The former developed from the tunnel caves of Bamiyan in Afghanistan and underwent a transformation at Kizil in the Western Regions
The back chamber of such caves has a flat chessboard ceiling while the front chamber has an inverted V-shaped ceiling
India's Buddhist Heritage: Monuments, Stupas, Monasteries, Vihara ...
A survey of Buddhist archaeological sites with links to photographs of surviving
stupas and museum sculpture collections.
A few B&W pictures are available on this site on the Jaulian Stupa of Taxila) Ajanta The original Buddhist caves date from the 2nd and 1st C
BC, however the caves were enhanced with paintings and sculptural additions by the Guptas during the 5th and 6th C
AD Images from the Ajanta Caves - Set 1 See Index of Indian Sculpture Sarnath The oldest stupa at the site dates from the 3rd C
Benefits
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INDIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE FINE ARTS - MUSIC, DANCE, LINGUISTICS ... Read about the influence of Indian dance and art in regions far away from India.
Dunhuang - Cave 285 Provides description and photos.
DUNHUANG Cave 285, Western Wei (535-556) Mountains , east slope of ceiling (pl
32) Cave 285, which has inscriptions dated 538 and 539, is of considerable size, 6.4 metres wide, 5.9 metres deep and 4.3 metres high
Like cave 249, it has a pyramidal ceiling with a flat central area, providing generous surfaces for ornament and imager
As well as being one of the very few precisely dated caves, it also has the distinction of being the largest of the three monastery-type caves at Dunhuang, corresponding to the rock-cut monasteries at Ajanta in India
The mural decoration of the whole of the cave is extremely innovative and unusually well preserved, with brilliant undimmed colouring and lively depictions
...Like cave 249, the four sloping faces of the ceiling show figures and strange creatures in a sky full of scudding wisps of cloud (pls 31, 34)
The theme is very similar to the pair of wrestlers on the eastern slope of the ceiling in cave 288, where the jewel is flanked by Buddhist heavenly beings (pl
42) is perhaps the most complex and diverse of all the Dunhuang caves
Heavenly Beings , north side of niche in west wall ...The landscape settings in this cave are particularly striking
Indian State - Maharashtra
Contains a state profile on education, health services, tourism, and economic
infrastructure.
The beauty of Maharashtra is in its forts, caves and temples, so much so that it is called 'Dagd-Ancha Desh', meaning the Land of Rocks
It has a lot to offer to a visitor, its features are such that any tourist will definitely find something of his interest from among its beaches, forts, caves, temples, cities, wildlife sanctuaries, bird sanctuaries etc
The intricately carved caves of Ajanta, Ellora and Elephanta highlight the Indian heritage and the spellbinding Indian Culture
Ajanta & Ellora Caves One of the most outstanding specimens of ancient Indian heritage are the Ajanta & Ellora group of caves
Maharashtra state treasures this mesmerizing caves which were accidentally discovered in the 19th century by the British
Ellora houses 34 caves while Ajanta houses 29 caves
Each cave depicting a tale from the Jatakas or depicting stories of Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism
Elephanta Caves The Elephanta island is known for its great cave shrine, excavated in the 6th century
Historical Chronology of Bharat: As you know it
A chronological account of developments in Indian history with specific reference
to the development of Hinduism scripture.
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Hotel Classic Aurangabad
City centre hotel. Details of location, facilities, tariff.
Easy access from Aurangabad Airport (12 Kms), Central bus Station (3 kms), World Heritage Monuments Ajanta Caves (100 kms) & Ellora Caves (30 kms)
Ajanta, Ellora & Aurangabad Caves, Paithan, Bibi ka maqbara, Daulatabad fort are few wonderful reasons to visit this beautiful historical city
Samadhi Hermitage, New Mexico
A meditation cave, built into a mesa hillside near Santa Fe, NM, enables stillness,
solitude, yoga, meditation and life refreshment.
SAMADHI HERMITAGE Retreat Center and MEDITATION CAVE Tapasyalaya [Sanskrit] means 'place of retreat for yoga and meditation'
The Samadhi Hermitage Retreat Center, and the Samadhi Meditation Cave, located in mountainous foothills of New Mexico, provide opportunity for a meditation retreat in the style of tapasya..
Throughout history, saints, sages and yogis have gone to the mountains, the caves and the deserts for their meditation retreat
When one is in the Samadhi Meditation Cave, they are within the womb of Mother Earth; when one exits the cave for whatever reason, there is an unexplainable sensation of newness, of 'being a visitor' to the external world, and of temporariness to our precious presence on this planet earth
Dwelling in our inner self, as we have been doing in the cave, becomes a very viable sensation when we step out of the cave
In addition to the Samadhi Meditation Cave there are beautiful areas on the property for meditative contemplation, including a flagstone yoga deck, fruit orchard and a mesa hillside with canyon on the property adjacent to us
The Cave was constructed throughout 1991-92
Overland Escape, overlandescape.com, travel to India, visit Leh ...
Offer trekking, mountaineering, jeep safari, and river rafting.
Garden History Links
History of gardening links from Edwinna von Baeyer's Web pages.
Kamat'sPotpourri: Prehistoric Rock Paintings of Bhimabetaka
Examples of cave art dating back over 20000 years.
There are some caves, but most are natural havens
The caves are typically pitch dark and takes time to locate any paintings on their walls
Kamat Encircling the prey I do not believe these paintings were drawn either to decorate to caves or to find entertainment
In this aspect, the rock paintings of Bhimabetaka differ from the cave paintings of Spain which are about of the same period
Prehistoric Cave Paintings of Bhimabetaka | Cave Paintings Pictures! © 1996-2006
Kamat's Potpourri: Topics on Buddhism
Wide ranging topics from a biography of Buddha to Tibetan Buddhist refugees in India.
The contribution of arts inspired by Buddha was also great and can be seen in the caves of Ajanta and many other edicts spread across India
Ajanta Restaurant
Indian cuisine. Dinner and lunch menus, wine list, directions, and contact information.
The elegant dining hall features Indian artwork inspired by the caves of Ajanta
KING ASHOKA: His Edicts and His Times
Historical overview of what is known about Ashoka and a translation of his edicts.
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