Himalayan Times (1960)

April 3, 1960

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different angles wheu the minical and 6 Jain. The With the name of
light id oast from ihs moit magnifioient ia the Indian civilisation Ajanta
floor of the altar, Buddha Brahminioal cave known and Ellora are the two
ia aeen grave He looki fa Kaii.asa, not only pillars which are still
amiling when the light ia amongst this group, but bearing the name of
juat in front of His face amongat any group of Indian art, philosophy
and Me looks absorbed oave temples of the world. and oulture. The great
in thought as atmadhists Kailasa is a great mono religion of a great incar-
if the light is c hi from lithic temple—eoHossal in nate uncn made the world
the oorner angle. Really sizi, intricate in plan, apell bound lor its aim-
it ia a wonder how the extravagant in decoration plicity andfaoile teachings,
ancient artists warn able and enrecbed with roofs, The incarnate did not
to depiot suoh works on oaves, pilUre and tigures. demand himself as a God.
the rooka whioh we, the When the work of Buddha gave only eight
people of twentieth oeu- Ajanta was finished i.e. sermons to oure the hu-
tury in the age of rocket j„ 7tn oentUry A.D. El- mal> mental maladies,-to
and sputnik oannot even |ora gtartrd. Ajanta de- enroach them to the di-
imagine. mands her beauty mostly vine I'"gh«-

"While the prist ar in paintiugs and frescoes The last ray of sun i
tists of Ajanta were busy wherein the life and tea- was about to set. The
revealing the eternal in ohings of Buddha have darknesa was falling on
the embemeral, the hills be»" enshrined whereas the hills of Maharashtra,
of Ellora were resounding 'h' craftsmanship of ar- Bidding a good bye to
with the hammer blows ohileoturn and goulpture Ajanta I km just hearing
of mutir soulptures hew- have made Kllora unpa- the symphony of the au-
ing out their dream of rallel in the world archi- oient olden tunes—-'Bud.
the abode of Glods Kai- tecture. dhang Saranag Gaohhami,
lasa-in Store'' Eighteen Among the excavated Dharmang Saranang Ga.
miles nnrth-weat of An shrines of Ellora, the Inst ohhami. Sanghang Sara-
rangibad Railway Station group of caves, aituated nang Gaohhami".—and its
lies a group of temples about a mile from the echo from hill to hill,
and monasteries fashioned mighty Kansas, belong to i*7 a vrrn
out of solid rock—the to Jain. Out of these 33 AJVIEP
historio Ellora. They ex- five exoavations only two Wanted a B.So. tea-
tend about a miles and shrines are of interest, CQer for Mirik High
half north and south. the Indra Subba and the Sohool on the following
The construction of Ellora Jagannath Subba. The salary,
was started in 7i>i Cen- upper storey of Indra Basio Pay Rs. 93.00
tury A. D and finished Subba is a pirfeot speoi- NP- House allowanoe Rs.
in 13th Century A. D. men of ita kind. "No 9.00. Govt. D.A. Rs. 35.00
Here three cultures have other temple at Ellora" Application should be
been enshrined and the writes Percy Brown" is submitted to the under-
caves are on BuJdhist, ao oomplete in its arran- signed.
Brahminical and Jain gementa or so finished in 6d/ R. B. RAI,
culture. Out of these its work manahip as the Seoretary,
total 34 oave-temples 12 upper storey of the Indra Mirik High School
are Buddhist, 17 Brah- Subha." p. o. Mirik