A glimpse of “Kailasa Temple” in Ellora Cave Complex.
Monday(27-1-2015) :- A tour of Ellora Temple cave complex with “Shikart Vedh Tour ” group of Mumbai.This is the “Kailasa Temple” which is “Cave No 16”.The “Kailasa Temple” has been excavated and cut from a mountain beginning from the top to the bottom .The Kailasa cave is a model of Dravidian architecture and was commissioned by Rashtrakuta King Krishna-1 in 8 A.D.Being a South Indian temple it doesn’t have a Shikara a common architectural feature of North Indian Temples.The most famous sculpture is of Ravana attempting to lift Mt Kailasa .A guide is essential for any historical site as the text books and guide books do not explain in detail the position or significance of each and every sculpture.Among the Brahmanical caves( 14 -29) its “Kailasa Temple(Cave 16)” that is the largest and most significant.To tour the entire Ellora cave complex would require a entire day and hence we were shown only the most important caves.Read my Blog :- http://toursaurangabad.blogspot.in/ :- Seafarer/Tourist/Blogger Rudolph.A.Furtado.
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