Experience the splendor of ancient art and secular traditions on Ellora tours. Explore caves that exhibit frescoes and sculptures depicting Brahmanical, Buddhist and Jain traditions.
A Unesco World Heritage site, the caves at Ellora were carved at different points of time in history. Most on the caves were constructed in between the 5th and 11th centuries. Situated at a 26-kilometer drive from Aurangabad, the Ellora caves carry you back in history with finesse.
The Caves of Ellora are located 26 km from district of Aurangabad in Maharashtra. Built in linear pattern there are 34 caves belonging to three different religions. Cave No. 1 to 12 are Buddhist Caves, 13 to 29 are Hindu Caves and 30 to 34 are Jain Caves. The significant difference between the caves of three religions is the manner of their adornment.
The prime Buddhist caves to be visited on tour packages for Ellora are Cave No 10-Vishwakarma Cave, Cave No.-11 Do Tal and Cave No.12-Teen Tal. The most important Hindu caves is the Kailasha Temple built of single piece of rock carved out from top to bottom. The temple is hewned out in Dravida style of temple architecture and is embellished with several stories from epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata and mythological stories. Jain caves display the last stage of architectural activity at Ellora.
Participate in the Chhota Kailasha festival on Ellora tours. The Ellora Festival of Dance and Music organized by Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation in the third week of March is a major tour attraction in Maharashtra, India.
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