Before Udaipur there was Chittor...

I've spent today wandering around the sculpture gallery. There are some wonderful things from as far back as the sixth century, although most seem to be from around the tenth and eleventh centuries when voluptuous figures were the style. I concentrated on Surya and eleventh century marble carving. Surya is a sun god with a halo of flames.

I'm amazed that these ancient sculptures sit in a shed with only a roof, no walls. They're plastered to the wall and sometimes the wall paint laps over the carving. A western curator's nightmare.

It's a quiet day. Peaceful. Nothing moves in the heat except my fan. I am enjoying getting lost in another time. Although they were equally troubled. And they never had fans!