<P> Ellora ( \ e-ˈlȯr - ə \ , IAST : Vērūḷ ) , located in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra , India , is one of the largest rock - cut monastery - temple cave complexes in the world , and a UNESCO World Heritage Site , 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 Kailasha temple , a chariot shaped monument dedicated to Shiva . The Kailasha temple excavation also features the gods , goddesses , and mythologies found in Vaishnavism , Shaktism as well as relief panels summarizing the two major Hindu Epics . </P>
<P> Ellora ( \ e-ˈlȯr - ə \ , IAST : Vērūḷ ) , located in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra , India , is one of the largest rock - cut monastery - temple cave complexes in the world , and a UNESCO World Heritage Site , 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 Kailasha temple , a chariot shaped monument dedicated to Shiva . The Kailasha temple excavation also features the gods , goddesses , and mythologies found in Vaishnavism , Shaktism as well as relief panels summarizing the two major Hindu Epics . </P>
ellora caves depict different type of cultures of
ellora caves depict different type of cultures of
featuring Buddhist , Hindu and Jain monuments , and artwork , dating from the 600 - 1000 CE period
featuring Buddhist , Hindu and Jain monuments , and artwork , dating from the 600 - 1000 CE period