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The legend depicted in the relief is the story of the descent of the sacred river Ganges to earth from the heavens led by Bhagiratha.

The sculptures carved in the natural fissure that divides the cliff not only depict the cosmic event of Ganges descending to Earth but also show the event being watched by many gods, goddesses, puranic figurines and also wild and domestic animals. The total number of carvings are probably about 146.

The carvings of elephants, facing north and south, are almost life size. Another humorous scene is the carvings of monkeys copying the yogic scenes of the sages. Wild lions are also shown with large mane and also rams which are interpreted as representing the Himalayan habitat

The elephants represent a herd moving towards the river to drink water. The male elephant carving precedes that of its female partner.

A group of locals checking out the group of Americans re boarding our bus after a stop in a small town.

Motor cycle repair shop

Local side street

Lots of Autos, small 3 wheel vehicles, as they call them in all the villages

Train in India. There are lots of classes between railroad cars. There are many different train classes in India, including sleeper class trains, and it can be confusing to navigate Indian Railways'

There are cars with just open windows and then there are the cars with real AC.

The end cars have Actual AC.

A traveler getting some real "fresh air" from his car.

Here we are arriving in Trichy, also known as Tiruchirappalli

Evening bus backed to the hilt.

Walking the evening markets outside of Sri Ranganatha

You can find anything here local foods. People were friendly

Flowers for sale. These smelled very similar to the Hawaiian Pikake flower. Blooms are very similar. A stroong sweet smelling flower.

Dolls for sale. We are here during the holiday with dolls called Golu. It is celebrated annually during the Navaratri festival of Hinduism.

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