1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
16L
16T
16ab
16s
17
18
19
20a
20b
21
22
23
24
24a1
24a2
25
26
27
28
29
30
30a
31
32
32y
33
34
g1,2,3,4,5
g6,7
g8,9,10,11,12
g13,14,15,16
g17,18,19
j1,2
j3,4
Ellora Cave Temples
Avalokitesvara, Main shrine
Inside the main shrine, the Buddha (with only one converging celestial) on each side overhead) is flanked by two standing bodhisattvas. However, the figure of Avalokitesvara (seen here) on the left is remarkable since it has four arms, perhaps the first attendant to be so shown in any Buddhist vihara. The hand with the rosary almost touches the hand of a large goddess farther forward on the crowded wall. Between them a male and a female figure kneel, offering flowers. The standing female figure's significance is suggested not only by the fact that two dwarfs converge above her but also by her beautiful headdress and the bunch of flowers that she holds.
1251 (_CAV4364.jpg)