Studio Matrx Monthly · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · October 2026
Amogh N P
✦ In loving memory of Amogh N P — Architect · Designer · Visionary ✦
Photography
✦ Through the lens · in Amogh's frame

Ellora and Aurangabad through Amogh's lens

Bibi Ka Maqbara, the rock-cut caves of Ellora and the monolithic Kailasa temple, and the Chand Minar at Daulatabad Fort.

Aurangabad, Maharashtra November 2019 86 photographs
The Kailasa temple, carved from a single rock, Ellora, Maharashtra — photograph by Amogh N P
The Kailasa temple, carved from a single rock, Ellora, Maharashtra — photograph by Amogh N P
6 stages · 86 photographs

01The journey

21 photographs
Bengaluru to Aurangabad

Flying north, and the Deccan plateau around Aurangabad.

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On the way to Aurangabad, November 2019 — photograph by Amogh N POn the way to Aurangabad, November 2019 — photograph by Amogh N POn the way to Aurangabad, November 2019 — photograph by Amogh N POn the way to Aurangabad, November 2019 — photograph by Amogh N P

02Aurangabad caves

3 photographs
Aurangabad, Maharashtra

A rock-cut shrine near the city.

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03Bibi Ka Maqbara

7 photographs
Aurangabad, Maharashtra

The seventeenth-century mausoleum often called the Taj of the Deccan.

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04Ellora caves

20 photographs
Ellora, Maharashtra

Buddhist, Hindu and Jain caves cut into the basalt hillside, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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The rock-cut caves of Ellora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra — photograph by Amogh N PThe rock-cut caves of Ellora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra — photograph by Amogh N PThe rock-cut caves of Ellora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra — photograph by Amogh N PThe rock-cut caves of Ellora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra — photograph by Amogh N P

05Kailasa temple

24 photographs
Ellora, Maharashtra

The eighth-century Kailasa temple, carved downward from a single rock.

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The Kailasa temple, carved from a single rock, Ellora, Maharashtra — photograph by Amogh N PThe Kailasa temple, carved from a single rock, Ellora, Maharashtra — photograph by Amogh N PThe Kailasa temple, carved from a single rock, Ellora, Maharashtra — photograph by Amogh N PThe Kailasa temple, carved from a single rock, Ellora, Maharashtra — photograph by Amogh N P

06Daulatabad Fort

11 photographs
Daulatabad, Maharashtra

The fortress gateways and the Chand Minar, the victory tower of 1435.

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The walls and gateways of Daulatabad Fort, Maharashtra — photograph by Amogh N PThe walls and gateways of Daulatabad Fort, Maharashtra — photograph by Amogh N PThe Chand Minar, Daulatabad Fort, Maharashtra — photograph by Amogh N PThe Chand Minar, Daulatabad Fort, Maharashtra — photograph by Amogh N P

A rare few leave behind a way of seeing.

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