These were from Sravanabelagola, a Jain site/hill about 70 miles outside of Bangalore. The statue is the "largest standing monolith in the world." I quote it because I don't want to take responsibility for false advertising.
Okay, these pictures got mixed up but they're from Halebid and Belur, two sites from the Hoysala dynasty which I think is from about 1100 to 1300 CE. They are Hindu sites, and were not particularly large places but had really intricate carvings on stone which hardened upon oxidation and exposure to sun (these were two interpretations I read, you pick). Really cool.
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hahaha tourist
so how long does your hair have to get before it'll lie down flat?
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