tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post2673248424037141060..comments2023-12-30T05:41:12.280+13:00Comments on The Ruins of the Moment: Palace guards, Gujaratpohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-61345492792724992982009-11-12T13:28:53.438+13:002009-11-12T13:28:53.438+13:00P.E.A., I don't know how old it is, but I cert...P.E.A., I don't know how old it is, but I certainly hope it gets to be a lot older. And you're right about how individual they are; it makes me wonder how closely they were modelled on real people, and what their lives were like.<br /><br />Zhoen, judging from the roundness of those cheeks, being a palace guard was indeed something to be happy about.<br /><br />Barbara, Ganesh is quite a character and I admit to a degree of fondness for him. I certainly met him everywhere I went.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-4981486749298032002009-11-12T09:21:21.289+13:002009-11-12T09:21:21.289+13:00These carvings are wonderful, breathtaking! I thi...These carvings are wonderful, breathtaking! I think the elephant is my favorite ... while not Ganesh, I appreciate that god's capacity more and more!!Barbara Butler McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06250129625281645201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-88004158336361154432009-11-12T04:31:02.946+13:002009-11-12T04:31:02.946+13:00They all look rather happy, though. Even their gu...They all look rather happy, though. Even their guard dogs.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-48706608068851603332009-11-11T20:57:12.532+13:002009-11-11T20:57:12.532+13:00What amazing detail. These men would be recognisab...What amazing detail. These men would be recognisable if you met them in the street, together with their little dogs.<br />How old is this magical place?P.E.A.noreply@blogger.com