Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Pataleshwar Cave Temple

Besides the hospital visit, we had a fun weekend.  We visited Pataleshwar, a cave temple in Pune.  It still amazes me how people can make caves from hard rock.  Here are some shots from the actual cave:

IMG_1189 - PCT AA

IMG_1191 - PCT pillars 

IMG_1192 - PCT cow idol

There were square pillars around the outside and inside.  There was a statue of a cow in front of the cave, carved from stone. The actual cave went back about 50 feet and was dark and wet.  There were a couple of small rooms for different offering rooms.  This mural was outside of the temple right next to the cave and was over a pond with fish and two turtles:

IMG_1196 - PCT art

Then a completely random picture of Andrew (“Bub”) and Mike wearing their HIV positive t-shirts that they had to wear during a Wake Up Pune event on Friday.  (Be positive about HIV and not discriminating towards people with the disease.)  Wake Up Pune is an organization that works with different venues to create awareness and education around HIV and AIDs. 

IMG_1180 - HIV shirt front

1 comment:

  1. You guys look great. The HIV Positive t-shirts are a very novel idea.

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