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Kailasha Temple

© Ujjwal Mukherjee

Kailasha Temple

Uploaded: December 22, 2016 09:03:16 | Entered: December 22, 2016 09:03:16

Description

Ellora Cave Complex. West of India.
This is cave no.16. It is estimated that constriction work for this temple started sometime in 735 A.D and it took 10 generations work over 200 years for its completion. This is the biggest monolithic rock cut temple in the world, isolated from the surrounding rock and excavated from top to bottom and scooped out. Its mind-boggling to imagine what equipment and machinery they had back in those days to cut a solid rock and made a masterpiece out of it, the amazing sculptures that adorn the temple at its ground and 1st floor will take your breath away .........will come back with more ...this is only the 16th of the 34 caves in that complex!

Exif: F Number: 18, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/50 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 24.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D

Comments

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe December 22, 2016

So amazing. Wonderful capture, light and pov. Interesting info too. #1675998

John Connolly December 22, 2016

What an amazing structure Ujjwal! It is unbelievable some of the structures our predecessors made. I am looking forward to more images from these caves! #11547251

Harvey A. Ravitch December 22, 2016

I love what you share & teach me, in such a Beautiful & Memorable way with each photo! As a math person, I have strong feelings that the Drake Equation will explain the Magnifecence of these creations... These Works, & Angor Wat are too Perfect for the tools at the time... Consider other possibilities... #11547266

John Koepfer @PresentPleasures December 22, 2016

I have been looking forward to seeing your images from here Ujjwall, thanks for sharing this magnificent place with us and thanks for the history also!! Looking forward to the rest!!! This is a fabulous capture!!! #11547293

Gail Sullivan level-classic December 22, 2016

This is incredible, Ujjwal! #11547307

Teresa Burnett level-classic December 22, 2016

I'm with Harvey, Ujjwal, I love to see the image you share with us! There are so many wonders in this world, and I will never get to the vast majority, so I will enjoy your images!! And this is definitely a wonder!! The detail and precision in the face of this building would be amazing even if modern tools were used....but to think it was constructed so long ago and looks like this is rather mind boggling!! Stunning capture of this beautiful structure, and I hope we see it again!! #11547317

Patrick Rouzes level-classic December 26, 2016

What an incredible structure & fascinating history, Ujjwal! #11548101

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