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Ancient carvings in rock by the temples of Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram), Tamil Nadu, India, depicting the Descent of the Ganges or Arjuna's Penance – a giant open-air bas relief carved in two monolithic boulders of pink granite.
Arjuna,s Penance or Descent of the Ganges is a monument at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a giant open-air rock relief carved on two monolithic rock boulders.
Descent of the Ganges, known locally as Arjuna's Penance, is a monument at Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Chengalpattu district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
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Mahabalipuram, India - 28 November 2023, Picture of Arjuna's penance which is a UNESCO world heritage site. Ajanta, Ellora, Hampi ancient stone sculpture carvings sacred pilgrimage archeology, rocks
Descent of the Ganges, also known as Arjuna's penance, at Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India. Measuring 96 by 43 feet (29 m × 13 m), it is a giant open-air bas-relief carved out of two monolithic rocks. The legend depicted is the story of the descent of the sacred river, the Ganges from the heavens to earth, led by Bhagiratha. Centuries ago, they had water running between the two rocks; the bas-relief is sculpture at its best, and not seen anywhere else in India. It survived the Tsunamis of the 13th Century and 2004. It is one of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram that were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Photo shot in the afternoon sunlight; horizontal format. No people.
Mahabalipuram temples in Tamil Nadu
Ancient headless Buddha statue in passageway of Stupa, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India. Sanchi, famous for its Great Stupa, is a Buddhist complex, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Raisen District of the State of Madhya Pradesh, India, located north-east of Bhopal
Beautiful rock carved in ancient times Beautiful rock slope (Location: Mamallapuram)
Apsara carvings at the majestic Bayon, a richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the state temple of the King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom.\nThe Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and smiling stone faces of The Buddha.
Ancient basreliefs Descent of the Ganges, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Krishna's Butter Ball, also known as Vaan Irai Kal and Krishna's Gigantic Butterball, is a large granite boulder in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Also known as The Descent of The Ganges is a rock carved monolithic Bas-relief in Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram), Tamil Nadu, India. Stone carvings on the face of a rock at Arjuna's Penance, Mahabalipuram, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, India
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Indian rock art of ancient historical animal sculptures at rock cut temples in Tamil nadu.
Statues of the sleeping and standing buddha in Gal Vihara Temple, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Sculpture ,   Vittala Temple, Hampi, India.
Carvings at Prasat Preah Vihear, an ancient Khmer Hindu temple on the top of a 525-metre cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains, in the Preah Vihear province, Cambodia.\nOn 7 July, 2008, Preah Vihear was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mahabalipuram was the most important port of the Pallavas kingdoms. It preserves extraordinary testimonials of Indian rock art from the 7th and 8th centuries. The temples of the shores, the Ratha of the south, and The Asceticism of Arjuna are wonderful.
Nandi the bull at the Pancha Rathas (also known as Pandava Rathas), a series of monuments at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Dating from the late 7th century, it is attributed to the reign of King Mahendravarman I and his son Narasimhavarman I (630\
Mahishamardini Rock Cut Mandapa built by Pallavas is UNESCO World Heritage Site located at Great South Indian architecture, Tamil Nadu, Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram
Jain Temple Carving At Palitana, India
Arjuna's penance - ancient. Statues carved into rock the wall. The rock wall is located in the background.
Angkor Wat, Cambodia - January 20, 2020: Churning Sea of Milk bas relief at Angkor Wat temple. The Angkor Wat is a Hindu temple complex in Cambodia and is the largest religious monument in the world.
Jogyakarta, Indonesia- December 31, 2023: Java Island of Indonesia owns splendid cultural heritage and two of them are world class cultural icons. One is the Prambanan temple buildings, the heritage of Hinduism; the other one is the Borobudur, the grand temple of Buddhism. Here are the beautiful sculptures in Borobudur.
Sandstone carving of animal sculpture with ancient Tamil inscription at the wall in Kanchi Kailasanathar temple in Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu.
Descent of the Ganges and Arjuna's Penance ancient stone sculpture - monument at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Jagat Shiromani Temple also known as the Meera Bai Temple Jagat Shiromani is a Hindu temple with beautiful sandstone sculptures of female goddesses and deities carved on the outside walls of the temple, this temple is dedicated to the Hindu gods Meera bai, Krishna, and Vishnu situated in Amer, India, near the Amer fort
Descent of the Ganges is a monument at Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. Arjuna's Penance a large rock relief carving in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
Wild grey langur monkey sunning on a beautiful temple near the Amber Fort in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Asia
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