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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 ...
A Killer in Kailash) is a 1974 mystery novel by Indian writer Satyajit Ray featuring the private detective Feluda. [1] ... all in the land of Kailash Temple in Ellora.
Topography of the region with Mount Kailash in the background and Manasarovar (right) and Rakshastal lakes in the foreground. Mount Kailash is located in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. [8] [9] It lies in the Gangdisê Mountains (also called as Kailash Range) of the Transhimalaya, in the western part of the Tibetan Plateau ...
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]
The film was released on 21 December 2007. Satyajit Ray visited the famous Ellora Caves near Aurangabad around 1940−41. Ray was so fascinated with the beauty of the Kailash Temple and the caves that he was inspired by it when he penned his crime thriller Kailashe Kelenkari.
An illustration depicting Shiva with his family at Kailasha. Kailasha or Kailasa (IAST: Kailāsa) is the celestial abode of the Hindu god Shiva.It is traditionally recognized as a mountain where Lord Shiva resides along with his consort Parvati, and their children, Ganesha and Kartikeya. [1]
The temple ruins were found underneath a modern-day chapel, archaeologists said. Legendary temple unearthed on hilltop in Mexico, but a mystery lingers. See the photos
Manimahesh Kailash or Mountain Kailash is in the watershed of the Budhil valley, which forms part the mid-Himalayan range of hills near Kugti pass and at Harsar. The perpetually snow-covered glacial peak, at the head of its own range, is the source of the sacred lake of Manimahesh situated beneath it. Manimahesh Ganga River originates in a ...