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English: This architecturally important three-story Buddhist cave temple was built between 630-700 CE. Ellora caves is one of the largest rock-cut monastery temple cave complexes in the world. Ellora Caves, Maharashtra, India. 600–1000 CE.
Buddhist, Hindu and Jain rock-cut temples and viharas and mathas were built between the 5th century and 10th century. The 12 Buddhist (caves 1–12), 17 Hindu (caves 13–29) and 5 Jain (caves 30–34) caves, built in proximity, demonstrate the religious harmony prevalent during this period of Indian history. It is a protected monument under ...
The Kailasa temple (Cave 16) is the largest of the 34 Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain cave temples and monasteries known collectively as the Ellora Caves, ranging for over two kilometres (1.2 mi) along the sloping basalt cliff at the site. [5] Most of the excavation of the temple is generally attributed to the eighth century Rashtrakuta king Krishna ...
Ellora, also called Verul or Elura, is the short form of the ancient name Elloorpuram. [10] The older form of the name has been found in ancient references such as the Baroda inscription of 812 AD which mentions "the greatness of this edifice" and that "this great edifice was built on a hill by Krishnaraja at Elapura, the edifice in the inscription being the Kailasa temple. [3]
English: A group of Buddhist monks and Indian students sit on the floor in front of Buddha sculpture in the ancient Vishvakarma Cave temple (Cave 10, Carpenter's Cave). This notable cave temple was built around 650 CE. Ellora Caves, Maharashtra, India. 600–1000 CE.
[8] [20] Ajanta is 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the Ellora Caves, which contain Hindu, Jain and Buddhist caves, the last dating from a period similar to Ajanta. The Ajanta style is also found in the Ellora Caves and other sites such as the Elephanta Caves, Aurangabad Caves, Shivleni Caves and the cave temples of Karnataka. [21]
Only Chaitya hall of Ellora (Cave 10) with portico, balcony and horseshoe-shaped window. Buddhist cave temples represent an underground variant of the Buddhist monastery and temple complex, which dates back to the dwelling of the ascetic Śramana Movement since the epoch of the Upanishads (8th to 7th century BC) as well as to urbuddhist meditation sites.
English: There are over 100 caves at the site, all excavated from the basalt cliffs. Ellora Caves, Maharashtra, India. 600–1000 CE. Ellora Caves, Maharashtra, India. 600–1000 CE. Русский: Пещеры Эллоры.