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Ellora

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Ellora , village, E central Maharashtra state, India. Extending more than 1 mi (1.6 km) on a hill are 34 rock and cave temples (5th–13th cent.), most of them Hindu but some Buddhist and Jain. The most remarkable building is the great Kailasa temple, excavated on the instructions of the king Krishna I (reigned c.756–773). Dedicated to the god Shiva, who is enshrined as a giant lingam in the innermost sanctuary, the temple is a free-standing structure, carved like a statue from the surrounding hillside. The rear wall of its excavated courtyard (276 ft x 154 ft/84 m x 47 m) is 100 ft (30 m) high. The temple proper (164 ft x 109 ft/50 m x 33 m) was carved from a single mass of rock. The roof of its central hall is supported by 16 square columns. Mythological and animal figures are profusely carved on nearly all the surfaces. One of India's greatest architectural treasures, the temple attracts thousands of tourists annually.

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Ellorā

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Ellorā. The site of 34 artificial caves carved into a cliff-face, 19 miles north of present-day Auraṅgabad, constructed during the 8th to 9th centuries ce. Twelve of the caves are Buddhist in orgin, while the remaining are Hindu and Jain (see Hinduism; Jainism). The Buddhist caves are thought to have been constructed by workers from Ajaṇṭā and exhibit similar sculpted features and bas-reliefs.

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Ellorā

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Ellorā or Elūrā. A complex of cave and rock temples in Maharashtra, India. Sacred to Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists, its thirty-four temples, monasteries, and sanctuaries come from all three religions. They were constructed from the 5th to the 9th cents.

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