Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Rock-cut Jain statues - Gwalior Fort








These photos were taken at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Along the way to the Gwalior Fort are a series of rock-cut sculptures of Jain thirthankaras. These sculptures are supposedly from the mid 15th century.

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4 comments:

  1. Wow - amazing and intricate and gorgeous!

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  2. Rock-cut statues speak about the dedication and strong spirit of the human being! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Amazing workmanship. I stare in wonder at how the sculptors reached those places and worked.

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