Ellora, Cave 2.

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Collections	Arthur Llewellyn Basham
Title:	Ellora, Cave 2.
Author(s):	Frederic, Louis Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
Keywords:	Deccan-- Western Cave Temples-- Ellora;architecture;stone sculpture;book scan
Series/Report no.:	Basham Collection
Description:	This cave is reached by way of a staircase which leads to a stylobate, decorated with dwarfs and grotesque figures. The cave is relatively large, measuring (not counting the galleries of each aisle) about 50 feet each side. It contains twelve columns which form a good example of the new style. The galleries lead through four pillars to seated Buddha statues. These pillars belong to the "foliage-vase" type. The cave seems to have been the main sanctuary of the Buddhist group of caves.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/176369
Other Identifiers:	ANUA 682-1374

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