FUN-photos: Incredible & Insane India – 42 Crazy & Chaotic Days – Part 2
December 26, 2016 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-photos: Incredible & Insane India – 42 Crazy & Chaotic Days – Part 2
20 Days – Nagerhole National Park…for more safari…Chikmagalur…and temple touring…Historical Hampi…with its Rocks and Ruins…Aurangabad and the Elaborate Ellora & Amazing Ajanta Caves… carved out of solid rock hillsides…Multi Cultural Cochin…called the “Queen of the Arabian Sea”…Kerala…land of Coconuts & Curry…on a Heavenly Houseboat for a backwaters cruise…Picturesque Periyar National Park…Magnificent Madurai Monuments…and Marvelous Mamallapuram…for more monolithic… Indian rock-cut architecture.
FUN-travel: Marvelous Mamallapuram
December 3, 2016 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Marvelous Mamallapuram
- 7th century…
…UNESCO World Heritage site…
…more monolithic…
…Indian rock-cut architecture…
…existing examples of Dravidian (South Indian).
- Includes caves…
…mostly carved…
…straight out of granite…
…in the central hillside area…
…and stone structures…
…spread throughout…
…this small seaside town.
- The Shore Temple…
…the oldest structure…
…is a building…
…(no picture available…
…due to downpour…
…during arrival)
- Pancha Rathas…
…contains five rathas…
…literally chariots…
…each carved over a single…
…long stone of granite…
…with some enormous…
…stone animals…
…including a large elephant.
FUN-fact – Lucky for us… Cyclone Nada went south… so we just got a lot of rain and strong winds… mostly after our morning tour.
Not so FF – More temples were spotted in the ocean during the 2004 tsunami.