Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Ellora Caves' has mentioned 'The Hindu' in the following places:
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[2][8] All of the Ellora monuments were built during the Rashtrakuta dynasty, which constructed part of the Hindu and Buddhist caves, and the Yadava dynasty, which constructed a number of the Jain caves. | WIKI |
Contents 1 Etymology 2 Location 3 Chronology 4 The Hindu monuments: Caves 13xe2x80x9329 4.1 Early Hindu temples: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29 4.2 Rameshwar temple, Cave 21 4.3 The Kailxc4x81xc5x9ba temple: Cave 16 4.4 The Dashavatara: Cave 15 4.5 Other Hindu caves 5 The Buddhist monuments: Caves 1xe2x80x9312 6 The Vishvakarma Cave 7 The Jain monuments: Caves 30xe2x80x9334 7.1 Chotta Kailasha: Cave 30 7.2 Cave 31 7.3 The Indra Sabha: Cave 32 7.4 The Jagannatha Sabha: Cave 33 7.5 Cave 34 7.6 Rock carved image of Lord Parshvanath 8 Visitors, desecration and damage 9 Ellora inscriptions 10 Painted carvings and paintings 11 In popular culture 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Bibliography 14 External links | WIKI |
The Hindu monuments: Caves 13xe2x80x9329[edit] | WIKI |
The Hindu caves were constructed during the Kalachuris period, from the mid-6th century to the end of the 8th century in two phases. | WIKI |
These early caves were generally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, although the iconography suggests that the artisans gave other gods and goddesses of Hinduism prominent and equal reverence. | 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 |
The Hindu temple housed in Cave 15 has an open court with a free-standing monolithic mandapa at the middle and a two-storeyed excavated temple at the rear. | WIKI |
[74] However, unlike the Hindu temples, emphasis is placed on the depiction of the twenty-four Jinas (spiritual conquerors who have gained liberation from the endless cycle of rebirths). | WIKI |
The overlap between Jain and Hindu mythologies has caused confusion, given Book Three of the Hindu Mahabharata describes Indra's abode as one filled with a variety of heroes, courtesans, and artisans, within a paradise-like setting. | WIKI |
[88] This imagery is repeated throughout Cave 30, similar to the Hindu caves, setting the context of the temple. | WIKI |