Roof of Kailasa Temple, Ellora

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Mark Cartwright
by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra
published on 25 February 2016
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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.

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