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Ellora Caves

The Ellora Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Aurangabad, India. It is one of the largest rock-cut cave complexes in the world, with artwork dating from AD 600–1000, including Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain caves. The complex is a leading example of Indian rock-cut architecture, and several are not strictly "caves" in that they have no roof. Cave 16…

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The Buddhist monuments: Caves 1–12

ViharasGautama BuddhaBodhisattvasKanheri CavesMahayana
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The Hindu monuments: Caves 13–29

Krishna IRashtrakuta dynastyParvatiKartikeyaSapta Matrika
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The Jain monuments: Caves 30–34

DigambaraTirthankarasYakshaYakshiJosé Pereira
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Satyajit RayKailashey KelenkariFeludaSandip RayMovie of the same name
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Location
Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India
Area
Indian
Criteria
i, iii, vi
Designated
1983 (12th session)
Reference no.
243
Type
Monolithic caves · Cultural

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The Buddhist monuments: Caves 1–12

The Hindu monuments: Caves 13–29

The Jain monuments: Caves 30–34

Visitors, desecration and damage

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related to Visitors, desecration and damage · 38
Ellora Caves → According, Al-Masudi, Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, Aladra, Aurangzeb, Baghdad, Buddhist, CE, Charles Warre Malet, Chinese, Contrary, Delhi Sultanate, Deogiri, Ellora, Firishta, For, France, He, However, Indian
related to Rameshwar temple, Cave 21 · 24
Ellora Caves → Although, Carvings, Cave, Durga, Ellora, Ganesha, Ganga, Himalayan, Hinduism, Indian, Inside, Kalachuris, Kartikeya, Mahishmati, Parvati, Parvati's, Rameshwar Lena, Rashtrakuta, Sapta Matrika, Shakti
related to Chronology · 21
Ellora Caves → Ajanta, British, Buddhist, Cave, CE, Chalukya, Deccan, Ellora, Geri Hockfield Malandra, Hindu, However, Jain, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rashtrakuta, Shiva-inspired Kalachuri, The, Traikutakas, Vakataka
related to External links · 14
Ellora Caves → Arno KleinPhotographs, Challis, Deepanjana, Dus Awtar, Ellora, George Cattermole, Getty ImagesPaintings, Kylas, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Samuel Prout, The Zenana, UNESCO ListLayout, William WoolnothDher Warra, William WoolnothExcavated Temple
related to Location · 14
Ellora Caves → Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, Cretaceous, Deccan Traps, Ellora, Grishneshwar Temple, India, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Pune, The, The Ellora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Ghats
related to Early Hindu temples: Dhumar Lena, Cave 29 · 12
Ellora Caves → Cave, Dhavalikar, Dhumar Lena, Early Hindu, Ellora, Hindu, Hinduism, Shiva, Shiva's, The, These, Vale Ganga
related to In popular culture · 11
Ellora Caves → Bengali, Ellora, Feluda, In, Indian, Kailasa Temple, Kailashey Kelenkari, Sandip Ray, Satyajit Ray, Satyajit's, The
Type · 2
Ellora Caves → Cultural, Monolithic caves
Area · 1
Ellora Caves → Indian
Criteria · 1
Ellora Caves → i, iii, vi

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caves cave ellora temple hindu jain buddhist also ce indra india carved carvings one region shiva hall according features rock

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Ellora CavesAreaIndian1.00infobox
Ellora CavesCriteriai, iii, vi1.00infobox
Ellora CavesDesignated1983 (12th session)1.00infobox
Ellora CavesLocationAurangabad district, Maharashtra, India1.00infobox
Ellora CavesReference no.2431.00infobox
Ellora CavesTypeMonolithic caves1.00infobox
Ellora CavesTypeCultural1.00infobox
Ellora CavesUNESCO RegionAsia-Pacific1.00infobox
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dancersinstance ofand the extensive relief artwork shows characters0.80text
musicians.The front of the prayer hall is a rock-cut court entered via a flight of stepsinstance ofand the extensive relief artwork shows characters0.80text
a pillared verandainstance ofwere built at a similar time and both share architectural and devotional ideas0.80text

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