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Ellora Caves

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Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: India
Best of: Rock Art, Buddhism
Description:
These 34 monasteries and temples, extending over more than 2 km, were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff, not far from Aurangabad, in Maharashtra. Ellora, with its uninterrupted sequence of monuments dating from A.D. 600 to 1000, brings the civilization of ancient India to life. Not only is the Ellora complex a unique artistic creation and a technological exploit but, with its sanctuaries devoted to Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism, it illustrates the spirit of tolerance that was characteristic of ancient India. [More Details]
This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Ellora Caves", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.