UNESCO Sites in India: Ellora Caves (1983)

  • Location: 100 km away from Ajanta caves in the Sahyadri range of Maharashtra.
  • Number of Caves: It is a group of 34 caves – 17 Brahmanical, 12 Buddhist, and 5 Jain.
  • Associated Dynasty: The Hindu and Buddhist Caves were predominantly constructed by the Rashtrakuta dynasty, and the Jain Caves by the Yadava dynasty.
  • Notable Work: The most remarkable of the cave temples is Kailasa (Kailasanatha; cave 16), named for the mountain in the Kailasa Range of the Himalayas where the Hindu god Shiva resides.
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