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Exterior: Damaged inscription on veranda gatepost in Cave 3, Chaitya
Exterior: Damaged inscription on veranda gatepost in Cave 3, Chaitya
Interior: Stupa in Cave 3, Chaitya
Interior: Left wall with row of columns in Cave 3, Chaitya
Interior: Detail of a column capital in Cave 3, Chaitya
Interior: Detail of a column capital in Cave 3, Chaitya
Interior: Detail of a column capital in Cave 3, Chaitya
Interior: Detail of a column capital in Cave 3, Chaitya
Interior: Relief sculpture of stupa in Cave 3, Chaitya
Exterior: View from SE of Pancha Pandava cave and Great Penance
Exterior: View from East of carved columns and eaves
Interior: View of village scene
Interior: View of Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana
Interior: Detail of cowherd milking cow as she licks the back of her newborn calf
Interior: Detail of heraldic animals, lion, sphinx and griffin
Interior: Detail of heraldic animals, sphinx and griffin
Interior: Detail of seated bull
Interior: Detail of seated bull
Interior: Detail of lion's head under seated bull
Interior: Seated bull, lion's head and animals, with view of old man carrying child on left
Interior: Detail of cowherd milking cow as she licks the back of her newborn calf
Interior: Detail of village scenes
Interior: Detail of cattle amidst village scenes
Interior: Detail of cattle amidst village scenes
Interior: Detail of cattle amidst village scenes
Interior: View of cowherd milking cow as she licks the back of her newborn calf
Interior: View of cowherd milking cow as she licks the back of her newborn calf
Interior: View of Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana to shelter his village from torrential rain sent by Indra
Interior: Detail of village scenes
Interior: Detail of village scenes
Interior: View of Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana to shelter his village from torrential rain sent by Indra
Interior: View of Krishna holding up Mount Govardhana to shelter his village from torrential rain sent by Indra
Exterior: View from West of completed cave
Interior: North wall depicting Varaha rescuing Earth from drowning in cosmic waters
Interior: Right wall depicting Vishnu as Trivikrama
Interior: Adjacent to North wall, depiction Lakshmi seated on lotus
Interior: Adjacent to South wall, depiction of Durga with devotees
Interior: Detail of lightly incised geometric patterns on ceiling, revealing traces of paint
Interior: Detail of lightly incised geometric patterns on ceiling, revealing traces of paint
Interior: Detail of lightly incised geometric patterns on ceiling, revealing traces of paint
Interior: Sanctum
Exterior: Incomplete façade of the cave
Exterior: Incomplete façade of the cave
Exterior: Incomplete façade of the cave
Exterior: Incomplete façade of the cave, detail
Exterior: Incomplete façade of the cave
Interior: North wall relief showing Durga fighting the buffalo-demon Mahishasura
Interior: Shrine, with view of point chisel marks
Interior: South wall showing Vishnu reclining on serpent Ananta on the waters of the cosmic ocean
Interior: View of the sanctum, columns supported by lions and the reclining Vishnu relief
Interior: View of shrine, columns supported by lions and the reclining Vishnu relief
Interior: North wall relief showing Durga fighting the buffalo-demon Mahishasura
Interior: South wall showing Vishnu reclining on serpent Ananta on the waters of the cosmic ocean
Interior: View of ceiling with point chisel marks
Interior: Shrine adjacent to South wall, with partial view of the reclining Vishnu relief
Interior: View of ceiling with point chisel marks
Exterior: West view, with gridding on rock and unfinished columns
Exterior: West view, with gridding on rock and unfinished columns
Exterior: West view, with gridding on rock and unfinished columns
Exterior: West view, with gridding on rock and unfinished columns
Exterior: Façade of Caves 17 through 20, view from East
Exterior: Façade of Cave 19, Vihara, view from East
Exterior: Façade of Cave 18, Chaitya, view from East
Interior: View of Stupa and columns in Cave 18, Chaitya
Exterior: Detail of South side of verandah in Cave 17, Vihara
Interior: View of North side columns in Cave 18, Chaitya
Interior: Detail of South side columns in Cave 18, Chaitya
Exterior: Frontal view of Cave 17, Vihara, revealing miscalculation of façade columns
Exterior: North side verandah column in Cave 17, Vihara
Interior: West wall in Cave 17, Vihara
Exterior: Inscriptions in verandah of Cave 17, Vihara
Exterior: Inscriptions in verandah of Cave 17, Vihara
Exterior: East façade of Cave 6, Vihara
Interior: Detail of North side verandah ceiling in Cave 6, Vihara
Interior: Detail of South side verandah ceiling in Cave 6, Vihara
