Ellora caves (Maharashtra)

*Ellora caves :
The most beautiful place in India.
Ellora located in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India, is one of the largest rock-cut monastery-temple cave complexes in the world, and a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site, featuring Buddhist, Hinduand Jain monuments, and artwork, dating from the 600-1000 CE period.Cave 16, in particular, features the largest single monolithic rock excavation in the world, the Kailasha temple, a chariot shaped monument dedicated to Shiva. The Kailasha temple excavation also features the gods, goddesses, and mythologies found in Vaishnavism, Shaktism as well as relief panels summarizing the two major Hindu Epics.



Location: Ellora Cave Road, Ellora, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 431005, India

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