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  2. Ajanta Caves - Wikipedia

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    [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]

  3. Ellora Caves - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Kailasa Temple, Ellora - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Cave temples in Asia - Wikipedia

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    Three-story monastic school Tin Thal in Ellora (Cave 12) Temple hall (Ellora, Cave 10) with bell-shaped stupa in the apse Side corridor of a Chaitya hall in Ajanta. In view of the increasing strength of the Vedic-Brahman religion, the development of the cave temples led to the expansion of the Buddhist cave temple into a monastic school.

  6. List of World Heritage Sites in India - Wikipedia

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    The first sites to be listed were the Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Agra Fort, and Taj Mahal, all of which were inscribed in the 1983 session of the World Heritage Committee. The most recent site listed is the Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty, in 2024. [3]

  7. List of tourist attractions in Aurangabad - Wikipedia

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    The caves include paintings and sculptures considered to be masterpieces of both Buddhist religious art (which depict the Jataka tales) [8] as well as frescos which are reminiscent of the Sigiriya paintings in Sri Lanka. [9] Kailasha temple at Ellora. Ellora Caves: Ellora is an archaeological site, 30 km (19 mi) built by the Rashtrakuta rulers.

  8. List of caves in Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of caves in the Indian state of ... Location Era Image Ajanta Caves: Ajantha, Aurangabad district: Aurangabad Caves ... Ellora Caves ...

  9. Cave paintings in India - Wikipedia

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    The history of cave paintings in India or rock art range from drawings and paintings from prehistoric times, beginning in the caves of Central India, typified by those at the Bhimbetka rock shelters from around 10,000 BP, to elaborate frescoes at sites such as the rock-cut artificial caves at Ajanta and Ellora, extending as late as 6th–10th century CE.