This week, Anna and Amber engage in some light speleology to give you a glimpse of the Ellora Caves--a shared Hindu, Buddhist and Jain sacred site in India. What makes a place feel sacred and special, and why are so many caves viewed as sacred places around the world and throughout time? Plus, Amber's review of Werner Herzog's opus In the Cave of Forgotten Dreams. We are all crocodiles looking back into the abyss of time, friends. Links * Ellora Caves (UNESCO World Heritage Sites) [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/243/] * Vignettes of Ajanta & Ellora (Google Arts and Culture) [https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/vignettes-of-ajanta-ellora-archaeological-survey-of-india/0gJiGmGkIycnKA?hl=en] * Ellora Cave Temples [https://elloracaves.org/caves.php?cave_ID=1&cmd=search&image_ID=&plan_floor=1&words=] * Ellora Caves (Atlas Obscura) [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ellora-caves] * Hinduism Primer [primer.html">http://oaks.nvg.org/hinduism-primer.html] * Buddhist Caves - Ellora (Lonely Planet) [https://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/maharashtra/ellora/attractions/buddhist-caves/a/poi-sig/1292857/356389] * Hindu Caves (Lonely Planet) [https://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/maharashtra/ellora/attractions/hindu-caves/a/poi-sig/1292859/356389] * Jaina Caves at Ellora (Sahapedia) [https://www.sahapedia.org/jaina-caves-ellora] * Jain Caves (Lonely Planet) [https://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/maharashtra/ellora/attractions/jain-caves/a/poi-sig/1292861/356389] * The Sacred Cave (Sweet Briar College) [http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/caves.html] * Sacred Caves of the World: Illuminating the Darkness (The Changing World Religion Map) [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-017-9376-6_25] * Mayan Caves: Places of Sacred Rituals (National Geographic) [https://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/mayan-caves-places-sacred-rituals/] * Virtual Visit - La Grotte Chauvet [https://archeologie.culture.fr/chauvet/en/virtual-visit] * Visit the Cave - Lascaux [https://archeologie.culture.fr/lascaux/en/visit-cave] * 10 sacred caves around the world (National Geographic) [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/top-10/sacred-caves/] * The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent (via WorldCat) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/art-and-architecture-of-the-indian-subcontinent/oclc/1110127622&referer=brief_results] * Royal Patronage and Religious Tolerance: The Formative Period of Gupta—Vākāṭaka Culture (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society) [https://www.jstor.org/stable/40926238?seq=1] Contact * Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm! [http://lyceum.fm/]