Ellora Caves

sir I am a teacher in a school and taking students for a tour to the Ellora caves so before going there I need to take some info for the same so can you tell me some details

[Shaleen]

Well sir Ellora is an archaeological site 29 km north-west of the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra, built by the Rashtrakuta dynasty and Yadav.

It is also known as Elapura in the Rashtrakuta Kannada literature







Cave 16, also known as the Kailasa temple, is the unrivaled centerpiece of Ellora.

This is designed to recall Mount Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva – looks like a freestanding, multi-storeyed temple complex, but it was carved out of one single rock.




The Hindu caves were constructed between the middle of sixth century to the end of the eighth century. T

The early caves (caves 17–29) were constructed during the Kalachuri period. The work first commenced in Caves 28, 27 and 19.

These were followed by two most impressive caves constructed in the early phase - Caves 29 and 21.