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Aurangabad, MH, India - June 22, 2008: Taken this picture while on a trip to world famous Ajanta Caves near Aurangabad, India. This 13th century mural painting is present in the main cave there. It is from the Jataka tales in buddhism which depicts different stages of life of Gautam Buddha. Caves are dark and with whatever natural light available took this picture without flash.
This detailed mural painting is on an interior wall of the ancient Thai Buddhist temple of Wat Phra Sing, which is open daily to the public. The scene is interesting as it depicts ancient styles and costumes from hundreds of years the Thai ago that would have been the common look every day at that time.
26 June, 2023, Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Central Asian fresco of the 7th-8th centuries from the Ishhid palace. Depicted are court warriors or nobles with swords. Afrasiab Museum, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
in Buddhist temple
31 January 2023, Historical Jayram Swami Vadgaon Math (Temple), there were some wall-paintings, Satara, Maharashtra, India.
Tang Dynasty fresco in ZhangLe princess Mausoleum.long exposure in the princess mausoleum.
Ancient brown plastered wall with weathered fresco.
Oracle bone script was the form of Chinese characters used on oracle bones—animal bones or turtle plastrons used in pyromantic divination—in the late 2nd millennium BC, and is the earliest known form of Chinese writing.
Paintings painted on the wall of Raja Mahal Palace of Orchha state Madhya Pradesh
Stone Buddhas at Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.
India, Maharashtra State, Aurangabad District , Soyagon Taluka, Lenapur Village (N20 33 11.988 E75 42 0) - Ajanta Cave (19th Nov 2011): This is one of the rarest mural painting that preserved well in Ajanta Cave Complex. This is Gupta Period mural painting painted by Buddhist monks showing different aspects of life of Buddha (Jataka Tales). One aspect is redemption for everyone.
Yungang Grottoes
Thivanka image house in the world heritage city Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
Religious art and architectural details in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy
Foreigners sharing drink at Cave No.2
Worn and damaged frescoes.
Orchha, India - December 20, 2012: Demons and devils are fighting with the gods on the mural at Lakshmi Narayana Temple on on December 20, 2012, in Orchha, India. The temple was built by King Veer Singh in 1622
Stone Buddha niches at Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.
09 19 2006 Heritage A UNESCO world heritage Site Ajanta Painting near Aurangabad Maharashtra India.Asia.
Obelisk Of Theodosius, Sultan Ahmet, Istanbul, Turkey
The paintings in the Ajanta caves predominantly narrate the Jataka tales. These are Buddhist legends describing the previous births of the Buddha. These fables embed ancient morals and cultural lores that are also found in the fables and legends of Hindu and Jain texts. The Jataka tales are exemplified through the life example and sacrifices that the Buddha made in hundreds of his past incarnations, where he is depicted as having been reborn as an animal or human.
Indian Hindu wall sculpture in The Laxminarayan Temple built in the 1930's in New Delhi. More then 100 laborers carved the temple with depictions from Hindu Mythology for temple worshipers. Each carving was done by numerous laborers as they moved though each floor of the temple. The temple is one of the major attractions of Delhi and attracts thousands of devotees on the Hindu festivals.
Ruins of ancient Mural paintings in Kanchi Kailasanathar temple in Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu.
Ancient China Oracle Bone Script
Girona, Spain - 18 July, 2024: Detail of the Tapestry of Creation, Girona Cathedral Museum
Religious art in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy: Ornament detail
Remains of painting on the ceiling of the Nandi mandapa of the central shrine, Cave number 16, Ellora monumental Caves in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. Ellora is a World Heritage Site epitome of Indian rock-cut architecture. The 34 caves are actually structures excavated out of the vertical face of the Charanandri hills. Buddhist, Hindu and Jain rock-cut temples and viharas and mathas were built between the   5th century and 10th century. The 12 Buddhist (caves 1–12), 17 Hindu (caves 13–29) and 5 Jain (caves 30–34) caves, built in proximity, demonstrate the religious harmony prevalent during this period of Indian history.   It is a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India.
Ancient prayer wheel tattered from age reveals written script below the outer layers, Wangi Dzong, Bhutan, Asia
Paintings, Ajanta Caves, in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra
Outside mural image of an Aztec Jaguar at the Teotihuacan archaeological site, which was the first metropolis of the Americas between 100 B.C. and 650 A.D. near Mexico City
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Fragment from a Sermon of the Buddha, Kizil, Cave of the Peacocks (Cave 76), 6th-7th century AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01779.JPG
Buddha Sermon, Kizil, Foot-Washing Cave (Cave 206), 343-411 AD, wall painting- Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01717.JPG
The Buddha in a Dragon Boat, Cave of the Musicians (Cave 38), Kizil, 419-535 AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01698.JPG
Scenes of the Buddha Sermons, Kizil, Middle Gorge, Small Cave, c. 6th-7th century AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01715.JPG
Buddha's Sermon, Gandhara, 2nd-3rd century AD, schist - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01650.JPG
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The First Sermon of the Buddha, Amaravati, India, 2nd century AD, limestone - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01677.JPG
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Standing Buddha, Shorchuk, Nakshatra Cave, 6th century AD, painted clay - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01707.JPG
Four Scenes from the Life of the Buddha - First Sermon at the Deer Park in Sarnath - Kushan dynasty, late 2nd to early 3rd century AD, Gandhara, schist - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05122.JPG
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Buddha Amitabha, Hebei province, Fengfeng, southern Xiangtangshan Cave Temples, Cave 2, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, limestone with traces of pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05723.JPG
The First Sermon at Sarnath, Shorchuk, Kirin Cave, probably 8th century AD, painted clay - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01774.JPG
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Head of a Buddha, Hebei province, Fengfeng, northern Xiangtangshan Cave Temples, South Cave, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, limestone with traces of pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05699.JPG
Twined bag fragment, 5300-3845 BC, Hogup Cave, Utah, plant material - Natural History Museum of Utah - DSC07349.JPG
Close-coiled basket fragment, 7840-1870 BC, Danger Cave, Utah, plant material - Natural History Museum of Utah - DSC07266.JPG
A monk, Bezeklik, Cave 4, 1036-1161 AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01734.JPG
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Close-coiled tray fragment, 1250 BC - 400 AD, Hogup Cave, Utah, plant material - Natural History Museum of Utah - DSC07272.JPG
Close-coiled tray fragment, 1250 BC - 400 AD, Hogup Cave, Utah, plant material - Natural History Museum of Utah - DSC07269.JPG
Dead Sea Scroll fragment with Hebrew text, Wadi Qumran, Cave IV, 50 BC to 50 AD, parchment and ink - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07748.JPG
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Western Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha, Hebei province, Fengfeng, southern Xiangtangshan Cave Temples, Cave 2, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, limestone with traces of pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05703.JPG
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Demonic figure, Bezeklik, Cave 9, 779-886 AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01735.JPG
Hell scenes, Bezeklik, Cave 8, 1042-1162 AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01728.JPG
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A brahmin, Bezeklik, Cave 9, probably 8th-9th century AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01737.JPG
Uighur princes, Bezeklik, Cave 9, c. 8th-9th century AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01747.JPG
Uighur princesses, Bezeklik, Cave 9, c. 8th-9th century AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01749.JPG
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God and Female Musician, Kizil, Cave 171, 417-435 AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01720.JPG
Mahakasyapa, Kizil, Cave above the Largest Cave, c. 422-529 AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01724.JPG
Dragon in a lake, Bezeklik, Cave 19, c. 1024-1155 AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01731.JPG
Uighur donor, Bezeklik, Cave 17, probably 10th-11th century AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01744.JPG
Vajrapani, Kizil, Caves of the Statues (Cave 77), 406-425 AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01780.JPG
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Meditating Monk, Cave of the Seafarers (Cave 212), Kizil, 341-417 AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01693.JPG
Venerating Deities, Kumtura, 2nd Domed Cave, 2nd Gorge, c. 6th-7th century AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01691.JPG
Portrait of a Malla Prince, Kizil, Cave above the Largest Cave, 422-529 AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01722.JPG
The Sronakotikarna Legend, Kizil, Cave of the Seafarers (Cave 212), 561-637 AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01782.JPG
Nanda the cowherd, Kizil, Cave of the Statues (Cave 77), 406-425 AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01776.JPG
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The Monk Ajnatakaundinya, Maya Cave, Site 2, (Cave 205), Kizil, c. 5th-6th century AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01697.JPG
Visvantara Jataka, Cave of the Musicians (Cave 38), Kizil, 5th-6th century AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01701.JPG
The Miraculous Crossing of the Ganga, Kizil, Maya Cave, (Cave 224), ca. 261-403 AD, wall painting- Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01709.JPG
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Acanthus frieze with Skull, Cave of the Seafarers (Cave 212), Kizil, c. 4th-5th century AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01695.JPG
Swimmers in the River, Cave of the Seafarers (Cave 212), Kizil, c. 6th-7th century AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01688.JPG
Self-sacrifice of the Bodhisattva, Cave of the Musicians (Cave 38), Kizil, 5th-6th century AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01702.JPG
Young Ascetic in a Leaf Hut, Cave of the Seafarers (Cave 212), Kizil, c. 6th-7th century AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01689.JPG
King Ajatasaru, His Queen, and His Minister Varshakara, Kizil, Maya Cave, (Cave 224), c. 251-403 AD, wall painting - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01710.JPG
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