Practicing Success
What words on an inscription on a copperplate records the astonishment of the chief sculptor upon completing the Ellora temple? |
"A work of devotion" "Oh how did I make it!" "An artistic masterpiece" "A gift to the divine" |
"Oh how did I make it!" |
A remarkable facet of early temple architecture was the creation of structures carved out of colossal rocks, resembling man-made caves. This practice of sculpting artificial caves boasted an extensive lineage, with the earliest instances dating back to the third century BCE, commissioned by Asoka for the Ajivika sect renouncers. |