MAY ALL BEINGS BE HAPPY !

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Aurangabad


Small temple dedicated to Anuman, god-ape



The two following pictures come from the Aurangabad caves, near the city.


Buddha teaching, at the bottom of the cave



These buddhist caves are appearingly from the tantric period



Come back to Maqbara. Actually, the Taj Mahal has been built by Aurangzeb's father in the memory of Aurangzeb's mother, and Maqbara has been built by Aurangzeb's son in the memory of Aurangzeb's wife. It's a good way to measure the decline of the dynasty : no creation, only imitation, and cheaper construction.

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