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Although the rock face slopes downwards from the rear of the temple to the front, archaeologists believe it was sculpted from a single rock. [ 4 ] 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 cited temple is the Morgaon Temple, one of the Ashtavinayaka temples in Maharashtra, India. It is located in the village of Morgaon, some 55 kilometres from Pune, along the Karha River. The name of the village is taken from the Marathi word for peacock, and it is claimed to be laid out in the shape of a peacock.
Antarikṣa Pārśvanātha Tīrtha is a Śvetāmbara Jain temple in Shirpur (Jain) town in Akola district, Maharashtra, India.Most popular for the main deity which is supposedly a 'floating' black-colored idol of Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara, this temple has been a center of devotion for Jains as well as of disputes between the Śvetāmbara and Digambara sect of Jainism.
The monument identifier is a combination of the abbreviation of the subdivision of the list (state, ASI circle) and the numbering as published on the website of the ASI. 244 State Protected Monuments have been recognized by the ASI in Maharashtra. [2]
The temple is also revered as among half Ganapati peeths. The temple has two Ganapati murtis, both are Swayambhu murtis, One idol is known as Aamod and another one is known as Pramod. [1] [3] This stone temple is built in Hemadpanthi architectural style. [4] The padukas of Shree Govind Maharaj are located in front of the temple. A huge bell ...
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]
Temple in 2023 From the side, showing the truncated shikhara at left and a side porch. Udayesvara Temple in Udaipur, Madhya Pradesh. The Shiv Mandir of Ambarnath is a historic 11th-century Hindu temple, at Ambarnath near Mumbai, in Maharashtra, India. It is also known as the Ambreshwar Shiva Temple, and known locally as Puratana Shivalaya.
The temple's annual yatra pilgrimage. Hinglaj Mata is said to be very powerful deity who bestows good to all her devotees. While Hinglaj is her main temple, temples dedicated to her exist in neighbouring Indian states Gujarat, Rajasthan and a Thirteenth Century Hinglaj Temple Exists in Hinglaj Fort Near Amravati in Vidarbh region of Maharashtra. [9]