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Interior: View of two unfinished standing Buddhas in Cave 4, Vihara
Interior: Detail of an unfinished Buddha statue in Cave 4, Vihara
Interior: Detail of an unfinished Buddha statue in Cave 4, Vihara
Interior: Detail of an unfinished Buddha statue in Cave 4, Vihara
Interior: Detail of an unfinished Buddha statue in Cave 4, Vihara
Interior: View of two finished standing Buddhas in Cave 4, Vihara
Interior: Detail of a finished Buddha statue in Cave 4, Vihara
Interior: View of a doorway
Interior: View of abandoned tunneling or incomplete niches
Exterior: Cave 5, Vihara
Exterior: Cave 5, Vihara
Interior: Cave 24, Vihara
Interior: Cave 24, Vihara
Interior: Cave 5, Vihara
Interior: Cave 24, Vihara
Interior: Cave 24, Vihara
Interior: Cave 24, Vihara
Interior: Cave 24, Vihara
Interior: Cave 24, Vihara
Exterior: Cave 29, Chaitya in preliminary stage
Exterior: Cave 29, Chaitya in preliminary stage
Exterior: Cave 29, Chaitya in preliminary stage
Exterior: Cave 29, Carving of shallow ribs along interior of arch
Interior: Cave 29, Chaitya
Interior: Cave 29, Chaitya
Interior: Cave 29. Chaitya
Interior: Cave 29, Chaitya
Interior: Cave 29, Chaitya
Interior: Cave 29, Chaitya
Exterior: Cave 29, Floral decorations on top of incomplete arch
Exterior: Cave 29, Chaitya in preliminary stage
Exterior: Cave 29, Chaitya in preliminary stage
Interior: Cave 9, Barely begun Buddha image in sanctum
Interior: Cave 9, Barely begun Buddha image flanked by flying celestials in sanctum
Interior: Cave 9, Barely begun Buddha image in sanctum
Interior: Cave 9, Barely begun Buddha image flanked by flying celestials in sanctum
Interior: Cave 9, Barely begun Buddha image flanked by flying celestials in sanctum
Interior: Cave 9, Barely begun Buddha image flanked by flying celestials in sanctum
Exterior: Roughly-cut passageway opening onto the façade of the Chaitya
Exterior: Chaitya
Exterior: Chaitya, Verandah on left
Exterior: Chaitya, Verandah on right
Exterior: Entrance to the Chaitya
Exterior: Chaitya, Entrance to monks' cell on the verandah on left
Exterior: Chaitya, Entrance to monks' cell on the verandah on right
Interior: Cave 2, Largely unfinished Buddha on East wall
Interior: Cave 2, Largely unfinished Buddha on East wall
Interior: Cave 2, Largely unfinished Buddha on East wall
Interior: Cave 2, Barely begun image of Buddha on East Wall
Interior: Cave 2, Barely begun image of Buddha on East Wall
Interior: Cave 2, Barely begun image of Buddha on East Wall
Interior: Cave 2, Barely begun image of Buddha on East Wall
Interior: Cave 2, Barely begun image of Buddha on East Wall, detail
Interior: Cave 2, Barely begun image of Buddha on East Wall, detail
Interior: Cave 2, Mostly finished Buddha
Interior: Cave 2
Interior: Cave 4, Detail of capital
Interior: Cave 4, Detail of capital
Interior: Cave 4, Detail of capital
Interior: Cave 4, Detail of an unfinished column
Interior: Cave 4, Detail of an unfinished column
Interior: Cave 4, Unfinished column
Interior: Cave 4, Detail of an unfinished column
Interior: Cave 4, Detail of an unfinished column
Interior: Cave 4, Detail of an unfinished column
Interior: Cave 4, Columns
Interior: Cave 4, Columns, detail
Interior: Cave 4
Interior: Cave 4
Exterior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29, entrance
Interior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29, West entanceway
Interior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29, West entanceway, detail
Interior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29, West entranceway
Interior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29, South entranceway
Interior: Finished sanctum in Dhumar Lena, Cave 29
Interior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29
Interior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29
Interior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29, North entranceway
Interior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29, North entranceway
Interior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29, South entranceway
Interior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29
Exterior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29
Exterior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29
Exterior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29
Exterior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29
Exterior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29
Exterior: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29
Exterior: Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30, Entrance gateway
Exterior: Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30, Entrance seen from within courtyard
Exterior: Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30, Courtyard showing uneven floor level
Interior: Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Exterior: Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30, Mandapa with incomplete carvings along eave
Exterior: Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30, Mandapa with incomplete carvings along eave
Exterior: Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30, Mandapa with incomplete carvings along eave
Interior: Dvarapala in Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Interior: Dvarapala in Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Interior: Dvarapala in Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Exterior: Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Exterior: Shukanasa on front of shikhara in Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Exterior: Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Exterior: Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Exterior: Uncarved wall of vimana in Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Exterior: Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Exterior: Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Exterior: 'Working steps' along uncarved wall of vimana in Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Exterior: Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Exterior: Jina in shrine within shukanasa in Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Interior: Jina shrine in Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Interior: Jina shrine in Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Interior: Jina shrine in Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Exterior: View of Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30, from SE
Exterior: View of Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30, from NW
Exterior: View of Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30, from SW
Exterior: Cave 31, Quarry Cave
Interior: Cave 31, Quarry Cave, with view of the Sarvatobhadra Jain image on Right
Interior: Cave 31, Quarry Cave
Interior: Cave 31, Quarry Cave, in a state of incompletion
Interior: Cave 31, Quarry Cave, in a state of incompletion
Interior: Cave 31, Quarry Cave, in a state of incompletion
Interior: Cave 31, Quarry Cave, with view of the Sarvatobhadra Jain image in an incomplete space
Interior: Cave 31, Quarry Cave, with view of the Sarvatobhadra Jain image in an incomplete space
Exterior: Indra Sabha, Cave 32
Exterior: Indra Sabha, Cave 32
Exterior: Indra Sabha, Cave 32
Exterior: View of courtyard with finished monolithic shrine in Indra Sabha, Cave 32
Exterior: Indra Sabha, Cave 32
Interior: Yakshi Ambika in upper cave in Indra Sabha, Cave 32
Interior: Yaksha Jambhala in upper cave in Indra Sabha, Cave 32
Interior: Dancing figure on temple face adjacent to porch in Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30
Interior: Dancing figure on temple face adjacent to porch in Chhota Kailasa, Cave 30, detail
Interior: Balustrade between veranda and interior of upper cave in Indra Sabha, Cave 32
Interior: Balustrade between veranda and interior of upper cave in Indra Sabha, Cave 32, detail
Interior: Balustrade between veranda and interior of upper cave in Indra Sabha, Cave 32, detail
Interior: Balustrade between veranda and interior of upper cave in Indra Sabha, Cave 32, detail
Interior: Almost finished interior of upper cave in Indra Sabha, Cave 32
Interior: Almost finished interior of upper cave in Indra Sabha, Cave 32, with view of Jina in shrine
Interior: Unfinished interior of lower cave in Indra Sabha, Cave 32
Interior: Unfinished interior of lower cave in Indra Sabha, Cave 32
Interior: Unfinished interior of lower cave in Indra Sabha, Cave 32
Exterior: Façade of a chaitya
Exterior: Façade of a chaitya
Exterior: Façade of a chaitya
Exterior: Chaitya arch above doorway to interior
Interior: Rock in process of being carved into a stupa
Exterior: Façade of Amba-Ambika cave group
Interior: Rock in process of being carved into a stupa
Interior: Detail of natural fault in stone
Interior: Large diagonal fault in stone, from ground to the rock ceiling
Interior: Large diagonal fault in stone, from ground to the rock ceiling
Interior: Inscription on left side chaitya window
Interior: Inscription on right side chaitya window
Interior: Inscription
Interior: Inscription
Interior: Inscription
Interior: Inscription on left side chaitya window
Exterior: Cave 39, Sculpted façade of chaitya
Exterior: Cave 39, Sculpted façade of chaitya
Exterior: Cave 39, Sculpted façade of chaitya
Exterior: Cave 39, Sculpted façade of chaitya
Exterior: Cave 39, Detail of chaitya arch
Exterior: Cave 39, Detail of lunette with inscription
Exterior: Cave 39, Entrance with view of stupa within
Interior: Cave 39, Stupa
Exterior: Façade of chaitya
Exterior: Façade of chaitya
Exterior: Façade of chaitya
Interior: Stupa rock still undetached from the hillside
Exterior: Cave 1, Chaitya
Exterior: Cave 1, Chaitya
Exterior: Cave 1, Chaitya, Left porch column
Exterior: Cave 1, Chaitya, Left porch column
Exterior: Cave 1, Chaitya, Left porch column
Exterior: Cave 1, Chaitya, Right porch column
Exterior: Cave 1, Chaitya, Right porch column
Exterior: Cave 1, Chaitya, Porch columns
Exterior: Cave 1, Chaitya, Right porch column
Exterior: Cave 1, Chaitya, Right porch column
Exterior: Cave 1, Chaitya, Right porch column
Exterior: Cave 1, Chaitya, Right porch column
Exterior: Entrance to Cave 1, Chaitya
Interior: Tunneling abandoned at right doorway to interior in Cave 1, Chaitya
Interior: Tunneling abandoned at left doorway to interior in Cave 1, Chaitya
Interior: Screen wall 3 showing chaitya arch and main doorway in Cave 1, Chaitya
Interior: Tunneling through central doorway to interior in Cave 1, Chaitya
Exterior: Upper section of screen wall 2 in Cave 1, Chaitya
Exterior: Upper section of screen wall 2 in Cave 1, Chaitya
Exterior: Doorway in Cave 1, Chaitya
Exterior: Cave 3, Chaitya
Exterior: Cave 3, Chaitya
Exterior: Cave 3, Chaitya, with view of arch through columns
Exterior: Chaitya arch in veranda in Cave 3, Chaitya
Exterior: Left side façade of Cave 3, Chaitya, detail
Exterior: Left side façade of Cave 3, Chaitya, detail
Exterior: Left side façade of Cave 3, Chaitya, detail
Exterior: Left side façade of Cave 3, Chaitya, detail
Exterior: Left side façade of Cave 3, Chaitya, detail
Exterior: Right side façade of Cave 3, Chaitya, detail
Exterior: Right side façade of Cave 3, Chaitya, detail
Exterior: Right side façade of Cave 3, Chaitya, detail
Exterior: Later additon of Buddha on end wall of veranda in Cave 3, Chaitya, left side