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| Ellora CavesCave 16 of the Kailasanatha Temple, viewed from the top of the rockTypeMonolithic cavesLocationAurangabad district, Maharashtra, IndiaCoordinates20xc2xb001xe2x80xb236xe2x80xb3N 75xc2xb010xe2x80xb238xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf20.0268xc2xb0N 75.1771xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 20.0268; 75.1771Coordinates: 20xc2xb001xe2x80xb236xe2x80xb3N 75xc2xb010xe2x80xb238xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf20.0268xc2xb0N 75.1771xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 20.0268; 75.1771 UNESCO World Heritage SiteTypeCulturalCriteriai, iii, viDesignated1983 (7th session)Referencexc2xa0no.243UNESCO RegionAsia-Pacific Location of Ellora Caves in MaharashtraShow map of MaharashtraEllora Caves (India)Show map of India | WIKI |
| Pilgrimage toBuddha's Holy Sites The Four Main Sites Bodh Gaya Kushinagar Lumbini Sarnath Four Additional Sites Rajgir Sankissa Shravasti Vaishali Other Sites Amaravati Chandavaram Devdaha Gaya Kapilavastu Kesaria Kosambi Nalanda Pataliputra Pava Varanasi Later Sites Ajanta Caves Barabar Caves Bharhut Ellora Caves Lalitgiri Mathura Nasik Caves Piprahwa Pushpagiri Ratnagiri Sanchi Udayagiri Vikramashila vte | WIKI |
| Today, the Ellora Caves, along with the nearby Ajanta Caves, are a major tourist attraction in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra and a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India [ASI]. | WIKI |
| Ellora Caves, general map (the rock is depicted as dark green) | WIKI |
| The Ellora caves are situated in state of Maharashtra about 29 kilometres (18 miles) northwest of the city of Aurangabad, 300 kilometres (190 miles) east-northeast of Mumbai, 235 kilometres (146 miles) from Pune and about 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of the Ajanta Caves, 2.3 kilometres (1.42 miles) from Grishneshwar Temple (India). | WIKI |
| The volcanic activity that formed the west-facing cliff that houses the Ellora caves occurred during the Cretaceous period. | WIKI |
| have stated that the Ellora caves had three important building periods: an early Hindu period (~550 to 600 CE), a Buddhist phase (~600 to 730 CE) and a later Hindu and Jain phase (~730 to 950 CE). | WIKI |
| [31] The carvings in this cave are larger than life size but, according to author Dhavalikar, they are "corpulent, stumpy with disproportionate limbs" compared to those found in other Ellora caves. | WIKI |
| Although the cave features similar works to those in other Ellora caves, it also has a number of unique pieces, such as those depicting the story of goddess Parvati's pursuit of Shiva. | WIKI |
| Furthermore, given that both the Hindu and Buddhist caves were predominantly anonymous, with no donative inscriptions having been discovered for the Buddhist Ellora caves other than those of Hindu dynasties that built them, the original intent and nature of these cave temples is speculative. | WIKI |
| Cave 5 is unique among the Ellora caves as it was designed as a hall with a pair of parallel refectory benches in the centre and a Buddha statue in the rear. | WIKI |
| [110] Some accounts acknowledge the importance of Ellora but make inaccurate statements regarding its construction; for example, a description of the caves by Venetian traveller Niccolao Manucci, whose Mughal history was well received in France, wrote that the Ellora caves "...were executed by the ancient Chinese" based on his assessment of the workmanship and what he had been told. | WIKI |
| In the novel, Feluda travels to the Ellora caves to uncover a smuggling racket involving illegal trade of historical artifacts from Indian temples, including the largest cave at Ellora, the Kailasa Temple. | WIKI |
| Through their art and architecture, the Ellora Caves serve as a window to ancient India, including socio-cultural phenomena, material culture, politics, and lifestyles. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (vi): The Ellora Caves not only bear witness to three great religions, i.e. | UNESCO |
| Ellora Caves includes all the elements necessary to express its Outstanding Universal Value, including the architectural and sculptural elements that bear witness to Buddhism, Brahmanism, and Jainism in an uninterrupted sequence of monuments from AD 600 to 1000. | UNESCO |
| The authenticity of Ellora Caves is expressed through the architectural forms and designs such as the viharas (monasteries), chaityagriha (sanctuary), and monolithic temples belonging to three different faiths. | UNESCO |
| The Ellora Caves are authentic in terms of the forms and designs, materials and substance, and locations and setting of paintings, rock-cut architecture, sculptures, and unfinished temples of three different faiths, i.e. | UNESCO |
| The management of the Ellora Caves is carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), while the buffer zones are jointly managed by the ASI, the Forest Department, and the Government of Maharashtra. | UNESCO |