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Ellora (also known as Elura and, in ancient times, as Elapura) is a sacred site in Maharastra, central India. The Ellora Caves are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and is celebrated for its Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain temples and monuments...

A map of the caves and temples at Ellora, in Maharastra, central India. The structures are Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain. 6th-8th century CE.

Relief scenes from the Ramayana on the staircase of the Kailasa temple at Ellora, 8-9th century CE. Ellora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a meeting place of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain art philosophies. A large portion of it was built between...

A Hindu shrine from the rock-cut Kailasa temple at Ellora, 8-9th century CE. The central figure is Ganga, the personification of the river Ganges. Ellora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a meeting place of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain art philosophies...

One of the Buddhist cave temples, the Visvakarma (no. 10) at Ellora, central India. Ellora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a meeting place of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain art philosophies. A large portion of it was built between 5th and 8th...

The Indra Sabha buddhist cave temple (no. 32.) at Ellora, central India. Ellora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a meeting place of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain art philosophies. A large portion of it was built between 6th and 8th century CE.

A guided tour of the amazing Kailasa Temple at the Ellora caves, Maharashtra, India.

The rock-cut Hindu temple the Kailasa of Ellora, central India. The 32 metre high temple was dedicated to Shiva and was built in the 8-9th centuries CE.

The mandapa (hallway) roof and three-storey vimana tower with its octagonal dome of the Kailasa temple at Ellora, central India. The 32 metre high temple was dedicated to Shiva and was built in the 8-9th centuries CE.

These 34 monasteries and temples in present-day India, extending over more than 2 km, were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff, not far from Aurangabad, in Maharashtra. Ellora, with its uninterrupted sequence of monuments...