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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 ...
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]
Khandoba Temple Aurangabad Upload Photo: S-MH-19 Nageshwar Temple Aurangabad Upload Photo: S-MH-20 Vadeshwar Mahadeva Temple Aurangabad Upload Photo: S-MH-21 Soneri Mahal Aurangabad City: Near Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Campus, Aurangabad city, Maharashtra 431004, India Aurangabad
English: Kailasanatha temple is a megalith carved out of one single basalt rock. Its construction is attributed to king Krishna I (c. 8th century). It is one of the most remarkable cave temples in India because of its size, architecture and sculptural treatment. Ellora Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. 600–1000 CE.
Shri Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur, Kolhapur District [5] Mata Renuka Devi Temple, Mahur, Nanded district [6] Shri Saptashrungi Temple, Vani, Nashik District [7] [8] Shri Tulja Bhavani Temple, Tuljapur, Osmanabad district [9] Shri Shani Temple, Shani Shingnapur, Ahmednagar district [10] [11] Shri Khandoba Temple, Jejuri, Pune district [12] [13]
Aurangabad district (Marathi pronunciation: [əu̯ɾəŋɡaːbaːd̪]), [3] officially known as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, [4] [5] [6] is one of the 36 districts of the state of Maharashtra in western India.
Entrance to one of the rock-cut Ajanta Caves. [1]Maharashtra state in India is known for its Famous caves and cliffs. It is said that the varieties found in Maharashtra are wider than the caves and rock-cut architecture found in the rock cut areas of Egypt, Assyria, Persia and Greece.
This is a list of major Hindu temples in India, by state.. This is a dynamic list. For example, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (self-described as "the world's richest temple trust") has an ongoing campaign to build a replica of the iconic Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati in every Indian state and union territory that does not yet have one.