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Mamallapuram

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but they have been doing a lot of work here to re-build it. They have done a fantastic job as well. Puppies trying to get some grub Some funky rocks The side of of the temple The Tiger temple On the way... A Random advert - i thought it was hilarious! The Shore Temple! Lots of people kept asking us if they could 'have a snap' with us whities!
Waiting for the sunset at the top of one of the rock carved temples! Pigs and Piglets mooching about! Goats in the middle of the road! 5 Ratha's from the front - The lion at the front is the protectorof Durga's temple The 5 Ratha's This was all under the sand until about 200 years ago - can you believe that! Nandi, Shiva's Bull. Shiva is the most well known God and has many incarnatoins At the 5 Rathas - one of the most perfectly carved Elephants in India, so they say! Surprising what you come across sometimes!
Walking around the ruins - view of Mamallapuram Another rock carved temple! This depicts a cow and calf and an elephant can you see both?! Carvings of daily life - a woman milking a buffallo and people carrying items on their heads This guys carvings to sell with his brother. He has been commissoned to carve churches in the UK A temple carved from the rocks Krishna's Butterball - Apparently Immovable - even 8 Elephants couldn't budge it! The full tableau. Water used to flow down the middle to represent the Ganges
Scene 1 of Arjuna's Penance Scene 2 of Arjuna's Penance - rock carving Doesn't quite seem right does it! Our mosi net - erected using our washing lines! Sorry - more beach pictures - but i love the colours with the boats! Think they're trying to tell us something?! Boys playing cards on the beach - wearing 'Lungi's' - the sarong style fabric they are wearing The beach. This beach was hit by the Tsunami in 2004.
Our bags on the bus to Mamallapuram! The strange talking ceremony The Music & Dance Festival Dance Festival Representative of the statue population of Mama, which must number many thousands Ancient Shore Temple from over 1000 years, worn by Tsunami too That stone is so awesome Beautiful Indian baby
My Indian brothers upon the stone carved monkey playground where humans tour and some poo A family of Monkeys A monkey, the first monkey fortune telling parrot chiselling masterpieces going really fast on the bike touched it dragon at the tiger cave
little dude asleep at the wheel
 
 
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