Glimpses of Art

Bodhisattva Vajrapani, Cave 1, Ajanta c.5th century CE. Photograph by Benoy K Behl, 1992.

A Bodhisattva is a being on his way to enlightenment. ‘Vajrapani’ means ‘Bearer of the Thunderbolt’. With his glorious crown, he brings before us the majesty of the spirit.