ELLORA VISWAKARMA CAVE
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is located in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India.
built during the period of 600. to 1000 CE. By the Rashtrakuta dynasty
There are over 100 caves at the site excavated from the cliffs of the Charanandri Hills, 34 of which are open to public
The caves in Ellora are dedicated to Buddhist, Hindu and Jain
the Buddhist caves were one of the earliest structures
The Vishwakarma cave (Cave 10) also known as the Carpenter's Cave, is one of the 34 cave temples and monasteries forming the magnanimous Ellora Caves.
It is an ornately decorated rock-cut structure carved out of the face of a hill.
The cave is entered through a gate, cut in the natural rock, which leads into a courtyard, with cells on both sides arranged in two storeys
Through the courtyard, one reaches the shrine of Lord Buddha,
The seated Buddha in ‘vyakhyana mudra’ (teaching posture)A large Bodhi tree is at the back and Bodhisattvas and Vidyadharas is carved at the side.
It is Typical to a Mahayana construction
The Viswakarma Cave is also locally known as the Sutar-ka-jhopra (Carpenter's hut). The local carpenters visit the cave frequently and worship Buddha as Viswakarma, the patron of their craft.
The hall has a vaulted roof in which ribs (known as triforium) have been carved in the rock imitating the wooden beams.
Even the wooden pins at the joints of beams and lintels are imitated in stone.
The hall is divided into a nave with side aisles by 28 octagonal pillars, each 14 feet high.
The friezes above the pillars are Naga queens, symbolic of the monsoon, as well as dwarfs as entertainers, dancing and playing musical instruments.
The upper frieze shows Buddha figures in panels and the lower one shows ganas.
The dancing figures and the mithunas on the parapets are noteworthy.
the stairs to reach the upper floor, which used to serve as the Music Chamber to prayers.
One will be amazed to witness and feel of the good vibration here
Amazing work by sculpturers in this place is so exotic and mesmerising
Atmosphere inside the cave is peaceful
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