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Ancient basreliefs Descent of the Ganges, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Thanjavur, India - August 31, 2008: A night view of the Sri Brahadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu). The temple is one of the best mantained and restored in India, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and draws daily crowds of visitors and pilgrims.

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

A shot of the Kailashnath Temple, early 8th century Pallava, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

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.

The Varaha Cave Temple. ancient- Statues carved in rock. this is one features in several Hindu scriptures.

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

Colossal Statue of Avukana Buddha image, Sri Lanka

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.

Arjuna Penance a monument located in Mamallapuram aka Mahabalipuram

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

Descent of the Ganges and Arjuna's Penance ancient stone sculpture - monument at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

The Kailasa or Kailash Temple is the largest rock cut Hindu temple at the Ellora Caves in Maharashtra, India

$Carvings at Prasat Preah Vihear, an ancient Khmer Hindu temple on the top of a 525-metre cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains, in the Preah Vihear province, Cambodia.\nOn 7 July, 2008, Preah Vihear was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.$

Statues of the sleeping and standing buddha in Gal Vihara Temple, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Stone sculpture of an elephant carved in a single rock. In the middle of rock and nature.

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.

Ancient seashore historical temple constructed in 7th century A.D at Mahabalipuram, a Unesco World Heritage Site in Tamilnadu.

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

Krishna's Butter Ball, also known as Vaan Irai Kal and Krishna's Gigantic Butterball, is a large granite boulder in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

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.

Wild grey langur monkey sunning on a beautiful temple near the Amber Fort in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Asia

Nakula Sahadeva ratha and an elephant statue, one of the Pancha Rathas (Five Rathas) of Mamallapuram, an Unesco World Heritage Site in Tamil Nadu, South India, Asia

Stone Buddha niches at Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.

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Buddha statue in Wat Si Chum temple located in the North zone of the Sukhothai Historical Park outside the walled city

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