| ELLORA rock-cut temples, 400's-900's | |
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Section 10, top margin C, right margin a; just north-northwest of *Aurangabad*, near the *Ajanta* caves |
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the *Kailashnath* rock-cut temple (cave 16), dating from the 700's, is Ellora's crown jewel |
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A look at some of the caves' interior layouts; there are 12 Buddhist, 17 Hindu and 5 Jain caves |
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Some early drawings of the caves |
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The Dasavatara cave (cave 15) |
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The Dherwara cave |
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The Dhumar Lena cave (cave 29) |
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The Indra Sabha cave (cave 32), a Jain cave |
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The Jagannath Sabha cave |
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The Lanka cave |
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The Rameshvara cave (cave 21) |
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The Vishvakarma cave (cave 10), most famous of the Buddhist caves |
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Many of the caves have really gorgeous facades |
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Modern visitors' photos |
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Ellora as a tourist attraction |
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Just outside the Ellora temple area is the later "Jyotirlinga" temple of Ghrishneshvara, built by Ahilyabai Holkar of Malwa (r.1767-95) |
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