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Arjuna’s Penance or Descent of the Ganges is a monument at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Carved on two monolithic rock boulders. A UNESCO world heritage site.

Mahabalipuram lighthouse is located in Tamil Nadu, India. It is around 60 km south of the city of Chennai.

Mural sculpture on stone at Royal Enclosure. Base of Mahanavami Dibba or the Dussehra Platform. Hampi, Karnataka, India, Asia.

Bright midday a the Shore Temple - Mahabalipuram, outside of Chennai, India

Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram

Ancient carvings in rock by the temples of Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram), Tamil Nadu, India, depicting the Descent of the Ganges or Arjuna's Penance – a giant open-air bas relief carved in two monolithic boulders of pink granite.

Sculptures carved in rock. The rock is located in the background

Descent of the Ganges, also known as Arjuna's penance, at Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India. Measuring 96 by 43 feet (29 m × 13 m), it is a giant open-air bas-relief carved out of two monolithic rocks. The legend depicted is the story of the descent of the sacred river, the Ganges from the heavens to earth, led by Bhagiratha. Centuries ago, they had water running between the two rocks; the bas-relief is sculpture at its best, and not seen anywhere else in India. It survived the Tsunamis of the 13th Century and 2004. It is one of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram that were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Photo shot in the afternoon sunlight; horizontal format. No people.

Arjuna,s Penance or Descent of the Ganges is a monument at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a giant open-air rock relief carved on two monolithic rock boulders.

Scenic view of India

bas relief of two elephant

Mahabalipuram, India - October 3, 2023. Visitors stand under Krishna's Butter Ball in Mahabalipuram, a seaside town in Tamil Nadu, India.

indian stone sculpture scenery of the temple bakground.

A stone relief showing two elephants on the end of the Gal Pota, Polonnaruwa. The Gal Pota (Stone Book) is a large stone measuring 9 metres by 1.5 metres by 60 centimetres covered with an inscription extolling the virtues of King Nissanka Malla. Polonnaruwa, the second most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms, was first declared the capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated the Chola invaders in 1070 CE to reunite the country under a national leader.

Ancient stone carved relief historic sculptures of God, Human, Elephant in the monolithic granite rocks in Mahabalipuram.

$Apsara carvings at the majestic Bayon, a richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the state temple of the King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom.\nThe Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and smiling stone faces of The Buddha.$

Ancient basreliefs and statues in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Scenic view of India

Arjuna's penance - ancient. Statues carved into rock the wall. The rock wall is located in the background.

Image shows the Dharmaraja, Bhima, Arjuna and Draupadi Rathas all lined up. Four of the five Pancha Rathas (also known as Pandava Rathas), a monument complex at Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Dating from the late 7th century, it is attributed to the reigns of King Mahendravarman I and his son Narasimhavarman I (630-680 AD) of the Pallava Kingdom. The structures are without any precedence in Indian temple architecture and are carved out of a single granite rock each. Remarkably well preserved, they withstood the ravages of the Tsunamis of the 13th Century and 2004. They however display the effects of wind and sand erosion of over one thousand three hundred years. These are not temples as they are unfinished, and were never consecrated. They are part of the UNESCO World Heritage site at Mahabalipuram. Photo shot in the afternoon sunlight; horizontal format.

ba relief of a milked cow

Close detail of carvings found on the Pancha Rathas at Mahabalipuram believed to date back to the late 7th Century.

Mahishamardini Rock Cut Mandapa built by Pallavas is UNESCO World Heritage Site located at Great South Indian architecture, Tamil Nadu, Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram

Other historic monuments at the Krishna's Butter Ball site in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

India, Mahishamardini Mandapa in the Mahabalipuram

Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, photo of a moonstone located at the foot of the stairs leading to the statue of Buddha in Polonnaruwa Quadrangle, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia.

Indian rock art of ancient historical animal sculptures at rock cut temples in Tamil nadu.

Scenic view of India

Ancient sculptures of Elephants on a single rock in Mahabalipuram by Pallava emperor

Detail of the extensive wall relief sculptures on the temple of Ankor Wat, Cambodia.

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