Borra Caves

We drove to the million-year-old Borra Caves, which are a 3-hour drive from Visakhapatnam on June 28, 2005. These are limestone caves, carved out by the Gosthani river (now much reduced in volume) and were discovered by the locals when a cow fell through a hole and floated out into the river unharmed. The caves are estimated to be a million years old.


Stop at Tyda, enroute to Borra Caves


Enroute to Borra Caves

View of the Gosthani river just outside the Borra Caves


The hole through which a cow fell, leading to the discovery of the caves


Some of the stalactite and stalagmite formations in the caves, which are a million years old. My photos did not do justice to the caves, unfortunately.


Sridhar and I crawling through a tunnel in the caves.

Konark

The Konark sun temple. Taken on July 4, 2005.




One of the 24 wheels of the chariot of the sun (which is the shape of the temple).

One of the lions at the main door of the temple.

Puri

Taken on July 3, 2005.


The Ratha being made for the Rath Yatra (Car Festival) of the Puri Jagannath temple on July 8, 2005.




Both the above pictures are sand sculptures on the beach outside our hotel in Puri. Artist unknown.

Dhauli Peace Pagoda

Pictures of the Peace Pagoda at Dhauligiri near Bhubaneswar. Taken on July 2, 2005.

Bhubaneswar

Photos from the Lingaraj and Mukteswara temples in Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Taken July 1, 2005.