Taken on November 20, 2014 at Daulatabad Fort
DAILY PHOTO: Portrait of a Young Man on a Fort
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DAILY PHOTO: Falls on the Waghur River: 3 Views
Taken November 19, 2014
These are the falls just down the Waghur river from the Ajanta Caves. This is above the falls.
This is looking down the toward the falls. Water collects in a series of natural cisterns, each filling and spilling into the next.
This is the waterfall from across the river.
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DAILY PHOTO: Stairway to Aurangabad Caves
Taken on November 18, 2014 at the Aurangabad Caves
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DAILY PHOTO: Tower & Tree
Taken on November 20, 2014 at Daulatabad
Atop the cylindrical structure to the right is an 18-foot long cannon that is ornately engraved so as to be a work of art.
The Ramshead cascabel of the 6 meter cannon at Daulatabad
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DAILY PHOTO: White Lotus
Taken at the Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad on November 18, 2014
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DAILY PHOTO: Motorcycle by Mosque
Taken on November 18, 2014 in Aurangabad
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DAILY PHOTO: Seated Buddhas at Ellora
Taken in the Ellora Caves on November 20, 2014. Ellora has Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain caves–in that order.
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DAILY PHOTO: Out Past the Minaret
Taken on November 20, 2014 at Daulatabad.
This is taken from the path up to the citadel at Daulatabad Fort. Daulatabad is a 14th century hill fortress that lies on the road between Aurangabad and the Ellora caves. It was the capital of the Tughlaq Dynasty.
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DAILY PHOTO: Ajanta Sanctuary
Taken on November 19, 2014
There are two types of caves at Ajanta; chaitya-grihas (a.k.a. sanctuary, prayer hall, or meditation hall) and sanghārāmas (a.k.a. vihāras or monasteries.) This is an example of the former, of which there are only a few. In fact, it (cave 26) is the most ornate of the Ajanta sanctuaries. Sanctuaries are distinguished by domed roofs and the presence of a stupa, which is a monument that is typically dome-shaped but need not be so flashy as this one–sometimes they are simply mounds. The sanctuaries also have fanlights (like a transom) that bring in more light than the monasteries.
Cave 26 also houses the carving of the reclining Buddha that I’m presently using for my header image.
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