Must See India Login     Register (free)
  Home  Weekend Getaways              Theme Travel              Tourist Places                

Aurangabad Attractions




 Attractions
The Ellora Caves, Aurangabad
Photo Courtesy: Mark Kobayashi-Hillary on Flickr
More Aurangabad Photos >>

The Ellora Caves

Tags: Historical

The Ellora Caves are listed in the world-heritage list. They are located about 30 km from Aurangabad.

The Kailash Temple of the Ellora caves is the most attractive and masterpiece of the creator. The Kailash temple in the Ellora caves is one of the world’s largest and massive sculpture. It was curved out of a rock with the help of 7000 laborers and took nearly 150 years to complete. The shrines are a mix or both Hindu and Jain faiths. Cave number 32 is famous for a glorious Yakshi statue and beautiful ceiling paintings.



Related Links
Aurangabad Weather
How To Reach Aurangabad


More photos of The Ellora Caves in Aurangabad
The Ellora Caves, Aurangabad
Photo Courtesy: Nathan Nelson on Flickr
The Ellora Caves, Aurangabad
Photo Courtesy: danchitnis on Flickr
The Ellora Caves, Aurangabad
Photo Courtesy: Mark Kobayashi-Hillary on Flickr
The Ellora Caves, Aurangabad
Photo Courtesy: Mark Kobayashi-Hillary on Flickr
The Ellora Caves, Aurangabad
Photo Courtesy: Mark Kobayashi-Hillary on Flickr
The Ellora Caves, Aurangabad
Photo Courtesy: Mark Kobayashi-Hillary on Flickr

Similar attractions in Aurangabad


Comments
Was this information helpful? Are we missing anything important? Drop in a comment below, or write to us. We would love to hear from you!

Elizabeth Rentaljin There is a fee for cave 16 at ellora - you may want to check it out before you listen to this page's claim to no entrance fee at all.

Posted by Elizabeth Rentaljin 211 days ago

Leave a comment
Name:
Email:
Optional. Email ID will not be displayed on the website.
Comment: