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Ellora Caves

c. 600–1000 · 7th century · Also known as Elapura

The Ellora Caves are a group of 34 rock-cut Buddhist, Hindu and Jain temples and monasteries near Aurangabad in Maharashtra, India, carved between about 600 and 1000 CE. The most famous, the Kailasa temple, was cut from a single mass of rock under the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I in the 8th century. They became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.

Ellora Caves
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Kalachuris of MahishmatiRashtrakuta dynasty

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