Topic ID #8250 - posted 8/3/2010 12:21 AM

strange carving in ajanta caves (india)



loupiote

does anyone have an idea of the meaning of this strange stone carving:



see description here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/18623248@N00/3715674843/

This graffiti-like ancient carving looks like random curvy lines, but they definitely mean something, since an almost identical pattern is located on another pillar of the same cave:



site info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajanta_Caves

If you have any information about this carving, please post a comment.



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