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The Kailash (IAST: Kailasa) or Kailashanatha (IAST: Kailāśanātha) temple is the largest of the rock-cut Hindu temples at the Ellora Caves in Chhtrapati Sambhaji Nagar district, Maharashtra of Maharashtra, India.
The peak of Mount Kailash is located at an elevation of 6,638 m (21,778 ft), near the western trijunction between China, India and Nepal. Mount Kailash is located close to Manasarovar and Rakshastal lakes. The sources of four rivers: Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra, and Karnali lie in the vicinity of the region.
Ellora, cave 16, Ravana shaking Mount Kailasa Ellora is an archaeological site in the Indian state of Maharashtra built by the Rashtrakuta dynasty. It is also known as Elapura (in the Rashtrakuta literature-Kannada). Well known for its monumental caves, Ellora is a World Heritage Site. Ellora represents the epitome of Indian rock-cut architecture.
Image of a sculpture of Krishna dancing on Kaliya Demon installed at ISKCON Radha Parthasarathi Mandir, New Delhi. Famous ISCON Radha Parthasarathi Mandir is situated in this locality. The temple complex holds both the biggest printed religious book in the world as well as the Glory of India Vedic Cultural centre, a collection of engaging ...
The path around Mount Kailasha is 53 km (33 mi) long. Pilgrims believe that doing a circumambulation of Mount Kailasha on foot is a spiritually beneficial practice that can bring various positive effects, such as the collection of meritorious karma, the cleansing of sins from one's consciousness, and good fortune. The circumambulation is made ...
View of the lake from Chiu Gompa Monastery. Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash are central to Buddhist cosmology, and a major pilgrimage site for some Buddhist traditions. [30] Kailash is known as the mythological Mount Meru. [31] In Buddhism, Kailash represents the father of the world and Lake Mansarovar symbolizes the mother. [10]
Its neighboring areas are Kailash Hills, East of Kailash, Mount Kailash Apartments, Greater Kailash, Lajpat Nagar, Chittaranjan Park and Zamrudpur. Kailash Colony is the oldest area in all of these areas. The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) had its headquarters in this area.
It shares its borders with other enclaves such as Nehru Place, Chirag Enclave, Hemkunt Colony, Greater Kailash Enclave-1 Chittaranjan Park and Kalkaji. The colony has three playgrounds and two temples. One temple is known as Shiv Mandir and the other is known as Gopinath Ashram.