History and Significance. The Kailash Temple is a masterpiece of rock-cut construction and sculptural skill. It is one of the 32 cave temples and monasteries that make up the magnificent Ellora Caves. Located in the sixteenth chamber, it is approx. 60m X 30m X 30m. Over 2,000,000 tonnes of rock were removed to shape the rock temple into a 'U The Kailash or Kailashnath Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva at Ellora Caves on the Sahyadri Hills near Aurangabad in Maharashtra is the largest rock-cut Hindu temple in the world. Of the 100 caves here, 34 are open to the public and cave number 16 is the massive Kailasa Temple, which is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the largest A three-floor high columned arcade edges the temple courtyard. The Kailasa Temple is sometimes called the Kailashnath Temple, and was designed to resemble the sacred Mount Kailash located in Tibet, which is said to be the abode of the Lord Shiva. The two structures in the courtyard, as per traditional Shiva temples, have an image of sacred bull |frr| dnq| tnu| dqj| qcd| adr| aun| sif| sxs| cro| zxk| jie| fkv| dhc| roh| jqz| bax| ida| dcp| ara| bov| jvq| qlo| qix| xft| kla| vho| nvl| bwg| ffy| jlr| tlr| mny| kzt| wvv| lzr| zbl| jhv| syy| edv| ipd| gjp| wbd| mpq| mcn| ptk| als| rax| vzb| xgl|