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Caves, Caves, More Caves, and Moving On

I spent the last three days exploring increasingly amazing cave temples (and UNESCO World Heritage Sites) at Elephanta Island (in Mumbai Harbour), and the inland cities of Ellora and Ajanta. Each was filled with beautiful reliefs, sculptures, and Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain temples cut from solid rock. Most of the 30 caves at Ajanta also feature remnants of murals depicting the life of the Buddha. All were incredible, and obvious testaments to the stunning heights of art and beauty that humans can achieve, but my absolute favorite was the Kailasa Temple, which was hewn from the existing rock by more than 7000 laborers over a 150-year period. Mind-blowing.

Now I’m back in my favorite Indian city, Mumbai, preparing for my journey to Kenya on June 5. I can’t believe that this stage of my round-the-world adventure is almost complete. I’ll probably write some final thoughts on my travels through India tomorrow, but if not, you’ll hear from me next when I’m in Nairobi!



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