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an ancient building built into the side of a mountain

Casually having one of the wonders of the world to myself! One of the perks of visiting countries in their low seasons is the lack of tourists - I know that if I visited Petra in a months or so time there would be a real possibility of being trampled under foot. Petra is an amazing city complex of ancient tombs, temples and other buildings built into the rocks dating back to 7000BC. One of my favourite parts (aside from the Treasury) are the camels carved into the rocks, representing the…

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an intricately carved stone structure on the side of a hill

The temple is located in Kalugumalai, a rocky hill in Thoothukudi district in southern Tamilnadu. The temple is carved out from a single rock in a rectangular portion measuring 7.5 m (25 ft.) in depth. The carvings in the temple show the top portion of the temple, with an unfinished bottom. The sculptures and the carvings are indicative of Pandyan art during the period. The granite rock looks like a blooming lotus, with hills surrounding it on three sides.

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an ancient rock - cut temple in the middle of a cliff with many carvings on it

14,044 points • 497 comments - Estimated to be ~10,000 yrs old. Kailash Temple, Ellora Caves, India has been carved out of single rock, top-down (Yes, top-down!) - 9GAG has the best funny pics, gifs, videos, gaming, anime, manga, movie, tv, cosplay, sport, food, memes, cute, fail, wtf photos on the internet!

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the ruins of an ancient city are surrounded by rocks

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Ajanta Caves, rock-cut cave temples and monasteries, located near Ajanta village, north-central Maharashtra state, western India, that are celebrated for their wall paintings. The temples are hollowed out of granite cliffs on the inner side of a 70-foot (20-metre) ravine in the Wagurna River valley 65 miles (105 km) northeast of Aurangabad, at a site of great scenic beauty.

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a large stone structure in the middle of a dirt field

Continuing from Pallava rock cut cave temples [part-01] I again took some time last weekend to explore the rest of the Pallava rock cut cave temples on a day’s trip. Seeing the rock cut cave temple…

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the ruins of an ancient city are covered in carvings and sculptures, while dark clouds loom overhead

Eternal Ellora… One of the two monolithic pillars flanking the Nandi Mantapa at Kailash Temple at Ellora. Inspired by Mt.Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva, in the Himalayas, the Kailash temple at Ellora has been scooped out of a single massive rock and was initiated during the reign of Krishna I (mid-8th century CE) of the Rashtrakuta dynasty. An architectural marvel executed by digging top down from a basaltic slope, over 200,000 tons of rock was scooped out of the cliff before the temple co

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an old stone building sitting on top of a lush green hillside next to a tree

‪#‎Chitharal_Jain_Temple‬, located 80 Km from ‪#‎Hillgardens‬ is one of the last few vestiges of ‪#‎Jainism‬. Situated on the Tamiraparani riverbanks, Chitharal is famous for its hillocks and ancient Jain monuments which containing rock-cut sculptures of Thirthankaras and dieties.A protected monument under Archeological Survey of India (ASI), this place attracts lots of visitors history buffs and devotees who try to trace the medieval Jain pilgrims of South India.

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an aerial view of the rock cut temples in india

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an ancient building with steps leading up to it and a pond in the foreground

https://renghaholidays.com/hidden-paradise-packages The Chitharal Jain Monuments and Bhagavati Temple; also known as Chitharal Malai Kovil (literally Temple on the Hill), Chitaral Cave Temple or Bhagwathi Temple are located near Chitharal village in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India. They consist of stone beds with inscriptions, and two monuments – one rock cut Jain temple with outer wall reliefs and one Hindu goddess temple next to it that is a combination of rock-c

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