Ellora Caves

World Heritage
India
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Stretching over 2 km, these 34 monasteries and temples are lined up on a high basalt cliff near Aurangabad in Maharashtra. Ellora is a series of continuous monuments dating from 600 to 1000 AD, vividly showcasing ancient Indian civilization. The Ellora complex is not only a unique masterpiece of artistic creation and technology, but its temples dedicated to Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism also reflect the unique tolerance of ancient India.

Kailash temple at Ellora. Right, James Fergusson's 19th-century drawing of the temple

Vishnu at the Dashavatara Ellora temple

The Stone Pillar at the Kailashanatha Temple (Cave #16)

Cave 16 of the Kailasanatha Temple, viewed from the top of the rock

Kailasanatha temple, remarkably carved out of one single rock was built by Rashtrakuta king Krishna ...

An early 19th-century painting of Cave 15

View from Cave 29 The Stone Pillar at the Kailashanatha Temple (Cave #16)

Caves 11 (above) and 12 are three-storey monasteries cut out of a rock, with Vajrayana iconography i...

Parvati and Dancing Shiva (right) in an Ellora cave

Goddess Ganga at the entrance of Cave 21

Ellora Caves, general map (the rock is depicted as dark green)

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World Heritage criteria World Heritage selection criterion (i)
World Heritage criteria World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
Atlas Obscura identifier ellora-caves
uses 4223084-6
country India
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ellora%20Caves%2C%20India%2C%20Kailasanatha%20Temple%202.jpg
executive body Ellora Caves
male population 1241485
ELSTAT geographical code ellora-caves
number of rooms viaf-315126126
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/0246x7
Commons category Ellora Caves
coordinate location Point(75.179166666 20.026388888)
page banner http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ellora%20banner.JPG

described by source The Nuttall Encyclopædia
stated as Ellora
start time 1983-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name Ellora Caves
official name كُهف إلورا
official name Grutas de Ellora
official name Grottes d'Ellora
official name エローラ石窟群
official name Grotten van Ellora
official name Пещерные храмы в Эллоре
official name 埃洛拉石窟群
volume as quantity World Heritage selection criterion (i)
volume as quantity World Heritage selection criterion (vi)