Carved in stone

I just wanted to share with everyone the beautiful granite rock carvings we visited in Mamallapuram, an ancient city just south of Chennai. The temple and various carvings have weathered centuries of wind and sea...some buried under sand much of their lives. In particular Arjuna's penance is a massive open air relief made from 2 giant boulders dating from the 7th century. Its skillfully carved surface stretches across the face of the boulders depicting animals, people and deities.