It has a huge bas-relief carved out of a single rock. This carving is done some time in the middle of 7th century.
In Hindu culture, cows have great importance, and their association with Krishna during his life among the milkmaids. A calf is kept beside the cow to encourage her milk production, a practice which has been followed in most parts of the World.
The carvings on the panel depicts one of the stories of Lord Krishna. It mainly has the story of Krishna Govardhana, in which Krishna lifts up the mountain to shelter his followers from a storm.
There is also a cow at the top in one of the corner, overlooking the entire scene. This can be seen in the first image at the top.
58 comments:
Very cool and different from your other temples. The cave carvings are neat looking. Thanks for sharing.
Interesting pictures! The ancient carvings with the children posing.
Those are really amazing carvings! Great shots! Love the one with the kids! You can really tell how big the carvings are!
The cows look life like real.Amazing carvings.Kids look adorable.Thanks for this beautiful share.
Love this place .
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Very interesting picture of a sacred place, good job, a hello to the children !!!!!!
A intersting post! Thanks for sharing!
Have a nice week,
Markus
Beautiful wall carvings, and such cute kids depicted with them.;))
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Beautiful art.
Sydney - City and Suburbs
super cool!
informative post...
A cave! How interesting. Love the contrast of the adorable children against the carvings.
Amazing
its fantastic art :-)
These carves are really impressive!
How did they do that in a cave. Amazing! Love the way you included the kids - that really gives the viewer a sense of scale.
How did the cow become some important in India? Do you think it was simply that the cow is such an important source of nourishment?
Reminds me of my Mahabalipuram visit. Nice snaps!
Love these photos...thanks for posting them for us who will never get a chance to see this beauty!!!
Amazing art! Have a fabulous week.
Liz @ MLC
Great shots! Happy Rt.
Great pictures and lovely kids :)
You always show such interesting and cultural places and architecture!
Thanks for doing so!
Wonderful photos and informative post! ~thanks, namaste, Carol (A Creative Harbor) Happy RT ^_^
That is extraordinary, I've never seen anything like it. In my state, there are cliff-dwellings where the Native Americans used to live, but they're nothing like that.
Such carvings must have been quite challenging done only with ancient tools of the artist. The children bring delightful color to the sculpture.
Thanks for the sense of scale! That's quite a cave.
What giant stone carvings! Seeing the people beside them helps to see their size. So many intricate pictures that tell a story. The children steal the show, though. They're very cute!
The beautiful stone carvings never cease to amaze me!
Amazing cave sculptures! And those kids of yours are just too adorable!
Nice photos! ( :
beautiful set of pics!
Very fine post, Rajesh! I really enjoy these magnificent carvings.
Lovely carving, Rajesh! Your photos are wonderful. Happy Ruby Tuesday!
I loved the pictures of two small children with those massive wall sculptures!!
Delightful captures Rajesh. :)
the cave temple look very intriguing. great carvings.
Fantastic to see such beautiful craftings on the wall of the caves.
Oh, wow! What a special and great art. Limestone? Wonderful
love the Karvings, I mean, carvings!
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Unbelieveable art! Just fabulous.
Have a wonderful week,
Leslie
abcw team
Well preserved and a place of great interest!! This 'World Heritage Site' is amazing!!
Incredible!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
Wow! Excellent and great in detail capture Rajesh. Its been very long time i entered this Mandapam and checked the carvings.
This is a fascinating temple -- I don't often think of temples being in a cave. But the carvings are as beautiful and amazing as any that you've shown.
What an impressive bas relief.
beautiful pictures
Amazing carvings and the children look so sweet!
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Fantastic carvings and so well preserved.
My mother worked at the Indian Embassy in London for many years, she was private secretary to the High Commissioner Krishna Menon until he became Defence Minister and returned to India.
She always had a fondness for the Lord Krishna.
oh wow - fascinating
Very beautiful reliefs of the big bull and the cows, calf and cow being milked. Most life-like indeed.
It is good to see the degree of preservation due to the shelter of the cave. I loved your post.
Mahabalipuram is a beautiful place and you have taken marvellous pictures in different angle and of various sculptures.
I can only wonder at the amount of work that went in to creating the carvings.
Absolutely marvellous!
Loved the carvings of cows. They depict ancient skills. Beautiful pics, loved them.
Thank you all for appreciating the wonderful craftsmanship. In Hindu culture cow is considered sacred.
This is very impressive and beautiful!!
It would be so interesting to visit India one day.
1st time here... And you have the most brilliant travel blog! Truly! I'm your new, biggest fan! :D
Thank you all for appreciating the wonderful craftsmanship.
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