🪨 Ellora Caves
Rock-cut Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain temples carved into the Charanandri Hills
📋 Fast Facts
- 34 caves carved between the 6th and 10th centuries CE in the Charanandri Hills, Maharashtra
- Contains Buddhist (Caves 1–12), Hindu (Caves 13–29), and Jain (Caves 30–34) temples within the same rock face
- Kailasa Temple (Cave 16) is the world's largest monolithic rock excavation, carved from a single basalt block top-down
- UNESCO World Heritage Site designated in 1983
The Ellora Caves represent a monumental achievement in rock-cut architecture, carved directly into basalt cliffs over four centuries ...