ENDURANCE OF FAITH
To me, endurance is the ability to resist, withstand, or recover from hardships, tough situations, or stress.
It may be seen in the context of an individual or its manifestation in nature.
Recently, I visited Ellora Caves, a WORLD HERITAGE SITE in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, an archeological site built by the Rashtrakuta Dynasty during the 5th-7th century.
While I looked at an ancient and massive statue of Buddha, I thought, “What else could depict endurance better than this magnificent rock sculpture? This reposed my faith in the splendid heritage of religion as it evolved over the ages.”
Not only is the Ellora complex a unique artistic creation and a technological exploit, but its sanctuaries devoted to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism illustrate the spirit of tolerance that was characteristic of ancient India.
These caves represent Indian rock-cut architecture, which has withstood harsh climatic changes, environmental hazards, and perhaps poor preservation policies. Despite all this, these caves endured the ravages of nature and are now protected sites under the Archeological Survey of India.
You can read more about these caves on Wikipedia. Ellora Caves.
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19 Responses
These caves are amazing, well before machinery was used too, just the dedication alone wow!
How about visiting this site. I will be so happy to receive you in my present town.
I’d love to visit 😊😊
So impressive… 🙂
Thank you. 🙂
Way cool! Reminds me of Angkor Wat a bit.
Yes, you are right. Resemblance can be seen. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
Your pictures are stunning, very vivid and compelling. A wonderful post.
Thanks a ton Marylin. Your words are much appreciated.
Wow, I’m actually gonna see these caves pretty soon 🙂
Yes I know, I had sent an invitation too.
Hi, did you receive my email? When I approved and replied your response to my post, I could see your email address in my dashboard. So I sent a note to your gmail. Anyway, let’s connect on gmail, mine is kathleen.yc.poon@gmail.com.
Cheers,
Kat.
I like your expression of awe in the photo with the statue. I enjoyed all of your photos!
Thank you so much.
splendid! 🙂
Thank you so much. Keep visiting.
likewise; peace 2 u and urs have a splendid weekend 🙂
Article writing is also a excitement, if you know after that you can write or else it is complex to write.
Hey, that’s a clever way of thikning about it.