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| July 28, 2010 | Seepage damages paintings in Ellora caves | |
Aurangabad:The paintings of the Ellora caves in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, are losing their gleam due to rainwater seepage in the caves. Apart from seepage and rock falls, even the lights installed inside the Ellora caves are damaging the sculptures. The paintings are
being affected by moisture, and with the immediate effect that the paintings are
turning black. "Seepage problem is a two-way trouble. One if you remove the tree
or the herb, the micro-holes of that root, they penetrate up to the sculpture,
and though we try to seal them, it is very difficult to seal every hole or every
penetration. Sometimes it is as it is - micro; it is beyond the limitations of
correcting methods or correction, therefore the water makes it way and the seepage
starts," said R. S. Morwanchikar, a historian. The government has planned to construct
drains in all the caves of Ellora to avoid seepage and further destruction of
the sculptures, particularly during the monsoons. The ancient Ellora caves are
a World Heritage Site and were constructed between the fifth and tenth centuries
AD. At Ellora, there are 34 famous temples carved out of stone. The cave temples
of Ellora are divided into three groups, belonging to three periods- Buddhist,
Hindu and Jain. "At Ellora you can see that Buddhism, Brahmanism, Hinduism and
Jainism; along with this the Sufi activities at Khuldabad, they go together. Everybody
is bent upon passing the message of peace and love," said Morwanchikar. Paintings
in Ellora show Lord Vishnu, Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Shiva, among other deities,
but few such murals in the caves are well-preserved. |
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