Buddhas, Booby Traps, and BATS! - 11/10/17
Hello hello! I'm Adam (Globie pictured on the left alongside the beautiful Erin Cochrane) and get ready to read about our crazy Indiana Jones adventure of a day!
Our morning consisted of touring around the Ellora caves: a collection of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain temples carved into the side of a mountain. We had much fun wandering around the caves - exploring all of the nooks and corridors, coming across statues of Hindu gods and goddesses, the Buddha, and Mahavira. The design of these temples blew our minds away! I, for one, was simply awestruck by the first Hindu temple we navigated through, a monument called Kailasha dedicated to Shiva and his dance of destruction.
After the lunch break our day got even more exciting! We took a short drive to Daulatabad Fort, a fort constructed in the 14th century under the Tughlug dynasty. It was considered to be the deciding factor back in Medieval Ages as to whether or not an empire would be able to take control of all of Southern India. Today, however, it is an architectural wonder filled with large stone walls, rickety bridges, and many (many!) bats. It's always an exhilarating day when at one point you find yourself in complete darkness, deep within a medieval fort stumbling to find yourself to the exit, with a cave covered in more bats than your can count!
It's safe to say that the Globies here are still adventuring and still visiting some of the most spectacular places in the world!
Our morning consisted of touring around the Ellora caves: a collection of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain temples carved into the side of a mountain. We had much fun wandering around the caves - exploring all of the nooks and corridors, coming across statues of Hindu gods and goddesses, the Buddha, and Mahavira. The design of these temples blew our minds away! I, for one, was simply awestruck by the first Hindu temple we navigated through, a monument called Kailasha dedicated to Shiva and his dance of destruction.After the lunch break our day got even more exciting! We took a short drive to Daulatabad Fort, a fort constructed in the 14th century under the Tughlug dynasty. It was considered to be the deciding factor back in Medieval Ages as to whether or not an empire would be able to take control of all of Southern India. Today, however, it is an architectural wonder filled with large stone walls, rickety bridges, and many (many!) bats. It's always an exhilarating day when at one point you find yourself in complete darkness, deep within a medieval fort stumbling to find yourself to the exit, with a cave covered in more bats than your can count!
It's safe to say that the Globies here are still adventuring and still visiting some of the most spectacular places in the world!
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