Sunday, November 7, 2010

Ellora Caves

Ellora Caves in India is an archeological site near the ancient Indian village of Ellora. It is most well known for its magnificent caves. Ellora is a World Heritage Site and the “epitome of Indian rock-cut architecture.” There are 34 caves which were excavated and hand-carved out of high basalt cliffs between the 5th century and 10th century. Caves 1-12 are the Buddhist Caves. Caves 13-39 are the Hindu Caves. Caves 30-34 are Jain Caves. The mixture of religious cultures dug out side by side shows that ancient India had a terrific spirit of tolerance. The intricate and exquisite temples, shrines and caves are some of the oldest rock-cut architecture in the world.

Source - WebUrbanist












4 comments:

Haddock said...

Marvel at the way they built that temple.......starting from top to bottom.

Teuvo Vehkalahti said...

Näin blogien välityksellä on hieno tutustua toisten maiden kulttuurin ja ihmisiin. Tule sinäkin katsomaan Teuvon kuvat blogi ja kerro myös kaikille sinun ystävillesi miksi kannattaa käydä katsomassa Teuvon kuvat blogi. Samalla saadaan teidän maanne lippu nousemaan korkeammalle minun blogissa. Jouluterveisin Teuvo Vehkalahti Finland.

SACH said...

nice pictures :)

Anonymous said...

ah kattens u know lord shiva best place iam trying to go there i think ur interested to come with me