 While some scholars have claimed the architecture at Elephanta is attributable to the Kalachuri , others claim that it was built during the Rashtrakuta period . Some of the sculptures such as Nataraja and Sadashiva excel in beauty and craftsmanship even that of the Ellora sculptures . Famous sculptures at Elephanta include Ardhanarishvara and Maheshamurthy . The latter , a three faced bust of Lord Shiva , is 25 feet ( 8 m ) tall and considered one of the finest pieces of sculpture in India . It is said that , in the world of sculpture , few works of art depicting a divinity are as balanced . Other famous rock @-@ cut temples in the Maharashtra region are the Dhumer Lena and Dashvatara cave temples in Ellora ( famous for its sculptures of Vishnu and Shivaleela ) and the Jogeshvari temple near Mumbai . 
