Deepak Kannal
Ellora is perhaps one of the most fascinating sites in India. Nowhere else would you be able to find the monuments of all the major religions of ancient India in one place. There are Buddhist (Mahayana and Vajrayana), Brahminical and Jain caves. So all these things together make it very exciting…
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On the origins of rock-cut architecture in India
The Elephanta Caves are a unique monument. Various people formed different opinions on them, especially in the initial years, and many foreign travellers have visited India just to view these caves. Visitors were often surprised by the nature of…
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Ellora is a group of 34 major rock-cut caves associated with three major Indian religions, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism, and more than 25 to 30 small excavations. The ancient name of this site, Elapura, is mentioned in inscriptions. The site has been mentioned by saints as well as travellers who…
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Walkthrough of the exhibition, 'Alice from Switzerland: A Visionary Artist and Scholar Across Two Continents' (National Museum, New Delhi, September 1 – October 30, 2016). A collaboration between the Museum Rietberg, Zurich, the Alice Boner Institute, Varanasi, and the National Museum, New Delhi,…
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Viraj Shah
Away from the bustle of pilgrims and tourists around the famous Buddhist and Brahmanical caves at Ellora lies a cluster of five Jaina caves, right at the northern end of the hill range. These caves, excavated in the 9th century CE, signify the last major phase of religious and artistic activity…
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Shrikant Ganvir
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Deepak Kannal
An Introduction to the Caves
Ellora, locally known as Verul and mentioned as Elapura in medieval literature, is a group of 34 rock-cut caves in the mountain ranges of Satpuda, about 30 km from the city of Aurangabad in Maharashtra, India.
It is the only cave complex where cave temples of all…
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