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Built from top to bottom by cutting and carving stones around 12th century by genius architects of The past

A megalith carved from a rock cliff face, it is considered one of the most remarkable cave temples in the world because of its size, architecture and sculptural treatment, and "the climax of the rock-cut phase of Indian architecture". The top of the superstructure over the sanctuary is 32.6 metres (107 ft) above the level of the court below,although the rock face slopes downwards from the rear of the temple to the front. Archaeologists believe it is made from a single rock.

Its construction is generally attributed to the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I (r. 756-773 CE), based on two epigraphs that link the temple to "Krishnaraja"

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The #KailashaTemple or #KailashanathaTemple is the largest of the rock-cut #HinduTemples at the #ElloraCaves, #Maharashtra, India. A megalith carved from a rock cliff face, it is considered one of the most remarkable #CaveTemples in the world because of its size, architecture and sculptural treatment, and "the climax of the rock-cut phase of Indian architecture". The top of the #SuperStructure over the sanctuary is 32.6 metres (107 feet) above the level of the court below, although the rock face slopes downwards from the rear of the temple to the front. #TheKailasaTemple (Cave 16) is the largest of the 34 Buddhist, Jain and #HinduCaveTemples and monasteries known collectively as the Ellora Caves, ranging for over 2 kilometres (1.5 miles) along the sloping basalt cliff at the site. Most of the excavation of the temple is generally attributed to the eighth century Rashtrakuta king Krishna I, with some elements completed later. The temple architecture shows traces of Pallava and Chalukya styles. The temple contains a number of relief and free-standing sculptures on a grand scale equal to the architecture, though only traces remain of the paintings which originally decorated it. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8JGbZWBt30/?igshid=8pafnp3y0v43

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#KailashaTemple - Cave no. 16 of #ElloraCaves in India , features the largest single monolithic rock excavation in the world. It is one of the 34 cave temples and #Monasteries known collectively as the #Ellora Caves. Its construction is generally attributed to the eighth century Rashtrakuta king Krishna-I (756 – 773 CE). https://www.instagram.com/p/B41v_0xh2tg/?igshid=c3gno5gc0nbw

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#Ellora is a #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite located in the #Aurangabad district of #Maharashtra, India. It is one of the largest rock-cut monastery-temple cave complexes in the world, featuring Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments, and artwork, dating from the 600–1000 CE period. Cave 16, in particular, features the largest single monolithic rock excavation in the world, the #KailashaTemple, a chariot shaped monument dedicated to Shiva. The Kailasha temple excavation also features sculptures depicting the gods, goddesses and mythologies found in Vaishnavism, Shaktism as well as relief panels summarizing the two major Hindu Epics. https://www.instagram.com/p/ByPUIJuB9Q4/?igshid=icc4fg1eijkn

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The #KailashaTemple or #KailashanathaTemple is one of the largest Indian rock-cut ancient #Hindutemples located in the #ElloraCaves, #Maharashtra, India. A megalithcarved out of one single rock, it is considered one of the most remarkable cave temples in India because of its size, architecture and sculptural treatment. The Kailasa temple (Cave 16) is one of the 34 cave temples and monasteries known collectively as the #Ellora Caves. Its construction is generally attributed to the eighth century Rashtrakuta king Krishna I. The temple architecture shows traces of Pallava and Chalukya styles. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwq1ftoJjfn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vtailwjot0yo