The chariot appears like a mini temple or shrine as it invariably has figurines of gods and goddesses carved on it.

The temple carved out of the hill.

What the rattlesnake actually symbolizes is unknown, but many temples have carved rattlesnake shapes.

There are more than 3000 temples located on the Shatrunjaya hills, exquisitely carved in marble.

The Trident sailed around the eastern tip, passing huge pillars of granite topped with temples carved from solid rock thousands of years ago.

The distinctive five pagodas surmount contains a temple with 1563 images of Buddha carved into its walls each differing slightly to the other.

Together, the sites contain 545 cave-like temples carved into cliffs.

The temple, made of chlorite, is architecturally brilliant and well carved from its outer surface.

Finally, they enter a magnificent temple carved into the face of a cliff.

Temples to Lieu Hanh are known to have many wooden sculptures, and the temples themselves have intricate designs carved into the framework.