Thursday 17 February 2011

Same day afternoon

Moved onto Mamallapuram and found the hippy trail of yesteryear. Amongst the dreadlocks and grey hair there were some fantastic stone carvings. Some of the huge rocks had been turned into Temples and others into bas-reliefs, all from the seventh century. The Temple close to the sea had suffered from some erosion and the Tsunami but those further inland were in fantastic condition. One large chunk (30m3) was left resting on a steep slope 5m from the bottom. How it stays there seems to defy the laws Physics.

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