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The Ellora Cave Temples UNESCO World Heritage


Ellora Caves Temple

Ellora Caves Aurangabad

Ellora Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site which is situated about 30 km from Aurangabad Maharashtra. Ellora Caves Aurangabad are built by the Chalukya Rashtrakuta rulers during 350 A.D. to 700 A.D. Ellora Caves Maharashtra are famous for its colossal caves and represents Indian rock architecture.The caves carved on Charanandri hills holds many Hindu, Buddhist and Jain rock-cut temples. The Ellora caves contains 12 Buddhist caves, 17 Hindu caves and 5 Jain caves and propogates religious harmony among religions in India. There are also grand Architecture of Ajanta in Aurangabad. These caves are altogether called Ajanta Ellora Caves. The Ajanta and Ellora Caves both are recognized by UNESCO as World heritage.

Carved images of Ellora Caves

The Architecture of Ellora Caves Maharashtra

A magnificent instance of cave temple architecture, UNESCO world heritage Ellora caves possess complicated frontages and elaborately carved insides. These imprinted formations on the internal walls of the Ellora caves Aurangabad reproduce the three believes of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism in religious harmony. The wooden beams, elegant angles, steps and the spiritual images of god and goddess are completely mesmerizing. They display the imaginative superiority of the artiste of the era.

Within Ellora Caves Temple complex, there are 34 well-known temples imprinted of stone. The rock cut cave temples of Ellora Aurangabad were finished following fifth centuries. The Ellora temple caves were carved by the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain monks. These chronological monasteries, temples, and worship zone reproduce the exceptional imagination and characteristic effort of art.

Paintings in Ellora Caves Temples

The famed wall images in majestic Ellora Caves India are found in five caves, but nowadays, they are conserved merely in Kailasa temple. There are two type of carved images in Ellora- one that is carved at the time of cutting the caves and another that were carved many centuries later. The paintings of In images of Ellora temple caves, Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva, Goddess Lakshmi and Apsaras flying gracefully are carved on the wall.


Ellora Caves Aurangabad

How to Reach

Nearest Airport- Aurangabad,
Nearest Railhead- Jalgaon

State

Maharashtra

Location

30 kms from Aurangabad

Entrance Fee


Indian and SAARC tourists- INR 10
Other Foreigners- USD 5 or INR 250
Children below 15- Free

Awards


UNESCO World Heritage