Exterior: North elevation
Exterior: South elevation
Exterior: South elevation
Exterior: View from SE
Exterior: View from SE
Exterior: East façade
Exterior: SW corner
Exterior: Partly carved mandapa seen from South
Exterior: Baluster window on the South wall
Exterior: Baluster window on the South wall
Exterior: Baluster window on the South wall
Exterior: Baluster window on the South wall
Exterior: Baluster window on the South wall, seen from the side
Exterior: South wall, detail
Exterior: South wall, detail
Exterior: Vimana, detail showing a female figure
Exterior: Vimana, detail showing a leonine figure atop an elephant
Exterior: Vimana, detail showing a dikpala, guardian of the directions
Exterior: Vimana, detail showing a completed 'falling leaf motif' on moldings
Exterior: Vimana, detail
Exterior: South wall, detail showing a roughed-out 'falling leaf' motif on the mandapa
Exterior: Baluster window on the North wall
Exterior: Baluster window on the North wall
Exterior: Detail
Exterior: Detail
Exterior: Detail
Exterior: View from SE corner, the mandapa in the foreground and the taller vimana behind it.
Exterior: View from SE corner, the mandapa in the foreground and the taller vimana behind it.
Exterior: View from NE corner, the mandapa in the foreground and the taller vimana behind it.
Exterior: Rear West wall of the vimana
Exterior: NW corner
Exterior: SW corner
Exterior: SW corner
Exterior: Lakulisa image on the South wall of the vimana
Exterior: North façade, detail of tower showing a surasundari
Exterior: North façade, detail of tower showing Durga as Mahishasuramardini
Exterior: North façade, detail of tower showing Durga as Mahishasuramardini and loving couples on either side
Exterior: West façade, elephant and rider procession
Exterior: South façade, Durga in her graceful form in the central niche
Exterior: South wall
Exterior: South wall
Exterior: South wall
Exterior: South wall
Exterior: Incised niche along the South wall of the mandapa
Exterior: Grille window along the South wall of the mandapa
Exterior: South wall, detail showing circle incised across three blocks of stone
Exterior: South wall, detail
Exterior: South wall, detail
Exterior: SE tower of the mandapa
Exterior: SE tower of the mandapa
Exterior: East façade, detail
Exterior: SE tower of the mandapa
Exterior: NE tower of the mandapa
Exterior: Incised niche along the North wall
Exterior: North wall
Exterior: NE tower, North face
Exterior: North wall
Exterior: Incised niche along the North wall
Exterior: North wall, detail
Exterior: NW tower of the mandapa
Drawing of the incised niche along the North wall
Drawing of the South wall
Drawing of the South wall
Drawing of the mini shrine on the NE corner of the mandapa
Drawing of the central doorway on the East façade
Drawing of the North window
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: The Mahabharata friezes on the Kailasa monolithic temple, Cave 16
Exterior: Kailasa monolithic temple, Cave 16, showing incomplete pillars on the upper level
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, 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: View of Mandapa roof with granite colonettes
Exterior: View of Kalyana Mandapa with its granite colonettes
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its granite colonettes, detail
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its granite colonettes
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its granite colonettes, detail
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its granite colonettes
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its colonettes
Exterior: View of the banks of Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: View of the banks of Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: Wedge marks on the rocks along the Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: Wedge marks on the rocks along the Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: Unfinished architectural fragments along Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: Unfinished architectural fragments along Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: Detail of a decorative carving on rock along Tungabhadra (Pampi) River
Exterior: Detail of a decorative carving on rock along Tungabhadra (Pampi) River
Exterior: Unfinished architectural fragments along Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: Detail of a decorative carving on rock along Tungabhadra (Pampi) River
Exterior: Unfinished architectural fragments along Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: Façade of a chaitya
Drawing of elevation of 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: North elevation
Exterior: South elevation
Exterior: South elevation
Exterior: View from SE
Exterior: View from SE
Exterior: East façade
Exterior: SW corner
Exterior: Partly carved mandapa seen from South
Exterior: Baluster window on the South wall
Exterior: Baluster window on the South wall
Exterior: Baluster window on the South wall
Exterior: Baluster window on the South wall
Exterior: Baluster window on the South wall, seen from the side
Exterior: South wall, detail
Exterior: South wall, detail
Exterior: Vimana, detail showing a female figure
Exterior: Vimana, detail showing a leonine figure atop an elephant
Exterior: Vimana, detail showing a dikpala, guardian of the directions
Exterior: Vimana, detail showing a completed 'falling leaf motif' on moldings
Exterior: Vimana, detail
Exterior: South wall, detail showing a roughed-out 'falling leaf' motif on the mandapa
Exterior: Baluster window on the North wall
Exterior: Baluster window on the North wall
Exterior: Detail
Exterior: Detail
Exterior: Detail
Exterior: View from SE corner, the mandapa in the foreground and the taller vimana behind it.
Exterior: View from SE corner, the mandapa in the foreground and the taller vimana behind it.
Exterior: View from NE corner, the mandapa in the foreground and the taller vimana behind it.
Exterior: Rear West wall of the vimana
Exterior: NW corner
Exterior: SW corner
Exterior: SW corner
Exterior: Lakulisa image on the South wall of the vimana
Exterior: North façade, detail of tower showing a surasundari
Exterior: North façade, detail of tower showing Durga as Mahishasuramardini
Exterior: North façade, detail of tower showing Durga as Mahishasuramardini and loving couples on either side
Exterior: West façade, elephant and rider procession
Exterior: South façade, Durga in her graceful form in the central niche
Exterior: South wall
Exterior: South wall
Exterior: South wall
Exterior: South wall
Exterior: Incised niche along the South wall of the mandapa
Exterior: Grille window along the South wall of the mandapa
Exterior: South wall, detail showing circle incised across three blocks of stone
Exterior: South wall, detail
Exterior: South wall, detail
Exterior: SE tower of the mandapa
Exterior: SE tower of the mandapa
Exterior: East façade, detail
Exterior: SE tower of the mandapa
Exterior: NE tower of the mandapa
Exterior: Incised niche along the North wall
Exterior: North wall
Exterior: NE tower, North face
Exterior: North wall
Exterior: Incised niche along the North wall
Exterior: North wall, detail
Exterior: NW tower of the mandapa
Drawing of the incised niche along the North wall
Drawing of the South wall
Drawing of the South wall
Drawing of the mini shrine on the NE corner of the mandapa
Drawing of the central doorway on the East façade
Drawing of the North window
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: The Mahabharata friezes on the Kailasa monolithic temple, Cave 16
Exterior: Kailasa monolithic temple, Cave 16, showing incomplete pillars on the upper level
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, 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: View of Mandapa roof with granite colonettes
Exterior: View of Kalyana Mandapa with its granite colonettes
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its granite colonettes, detail
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its granite colonettes
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its granite colonettes, detail
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its granite colonettes
Exterior: View of Maha Mandapa with its colonettes
Exterior: View of the banks of Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: View of the banks of Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: Wedge marks on the rocks along the Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: Wedge marks on the rocks along the Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: Unfinished architectural fragments along Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: Unfinished architectural fragments along Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: Detail of a decorative carving on rock along Tungabhadra (Pampi) River
Exterior: Detail of a decorative carving on rock along Tungabhadra (Pampi) River
Exterior: Unfinished architectural fragments along Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: Detail of a decorative carving on rock along Tungabhadra (Pampi) River
Exterior: Unfinished architectural fragments along Tungabhadra (Pampa) River
Exterior: Façade of a chaitya
Drawing of elevation of 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