Ellora Caves World Heritage Site

Official name

Ellora Caves | UNESCO

Country

India | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Maharashtra State, Aurangabad District, Khulatabad Taluk , Verul Village
20.2630° Lat, 75.1791° Lon | Map

Code

243

Time Zone

Asia/Kolkata (IST, +0530)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1983. 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.