The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c18.21

c18.21

Elephanta is India's Parthenon, and when the eye has become accustomed to the dim light of the interior, the colossal bust of the Trimûrtî (Pl. LVI), carved in the rocky wall which ends the central aisle, will be seen looming out through the mysterious gloom. But it is difficult in the present state of the great temple to realise how awe-inspiringly beautiful it must have been when lighted up by the glow of the bronze temple-lamps and the silver shimmer of the snow-white pillars, finished like marble with the finest polished plaster, and when This page is completely blank; there is no text or printed matter to transcribe.