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| A Buddhist temple cut out from the mountain |
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| The temple with good acoutics |
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| Buddhist monastery with cells for the monks to meditate |
Similar to yesterday, the Ellora
caves are carved out of basalt rock. The caves were dug into the
mountainside between the 6th and 8th centuries
AD . We found it absolutely amazing to see these rooms, murals and
sculptures that were carved so long ago. There are 34 caves in this
complex and again we only saw a few. We did walk up the mountain and
view the first cave from above. This made it easier to see it was one
piece of rock. The third cave had been a temple rather than a
monastery. The guide had told us that the acoustics were good, but
while we were inside another group of men started singing and the
sound was eerie. The reverberations tingled my skin. Everyone in
the cave just stopped and stood still until the singing stopped.
In the late afternoon we took an
autorickshaw to the mini Taj so I could take pictures during sunset.
The trip was like a carnival ride – thrills and chills due to chaos
in the traffic. The trip back was another level of exciting, since
it was dark and traffic was even worse. We drove home in the dark
with no lights on. At one point we were stuck behind 2 other
autorickshaws also without lights. 1 least 1 vehicle in 10 didn't
use headlights. Fortunately the other 90% shed enough light so you
can see most traffic. We did scare a few pedestrians along the way.
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| The Mini aj at night |
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