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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]
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]
The Kailash Temple, or cave 16 as it is known at Ellora Caves located at Maharashtra on the Deccan Plateau, is a huge monolithic temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. There are 34 caves built at this site, but the other 33 caves, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain, were carved into the side of the plateau rock.
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.
Nine Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha constituencies are located in this district: ... Kailash temple, Ellora caves, Verul; Khadakeshwar temple. Vitthal Mandir, Pandharpur, A ...
Kailasanathar Temple is the name of several famous megalith rock cut kovils dedicated to the deity Shiva in the form Kailasanathar, whose primary abode is Mount Kailash from which the temples take their names and inspiration. Kailasanathar Temple may refer to: Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple, Pallava rock-cut Shiva temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
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.