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Kailasa Temple

Ellora, Verul, Maharashtra 431102, India
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Kelly MartinKelly Martin
Indian travel--Kailasa Temple
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📍Ellora Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra Ellora Caves is UNESCO world heritage site and a multi-religious rock-cut cave complex, located in the Aurangabad District of Maharashtra, India. The Ellora Caves built during 600 to 1000 CE, comprise Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temples and over a 100 caves with only 34 open to the public. Out of all the excavations done, Cave 16 or Kailasha temple - a monument dedicated to Shiva is the largest single monolithic rock excavated in the world. ✅Ellora Caves Timings- 8am to 5:30 pm ✅Ellora Caves Location- Ellora Cave Road, Ellora, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 431005 ✅Ellora Caves Opening Days-Monday to Sunday except Tuesday as they are closed ✅Best time to visit- Nov to Mar ✅Entry fee for Indians- Rs 40 and for foreigners- Rs 600 ✅Nearest Airport : Aurangabad Airport ✅Nearest Railway Station :Daulatabad Railway Station ✅Nearest Bus Station : Ellora Caves Bus Stop #ellora #elloracaves #unescoworldheritage #unescoworldheritagesite #maharashtra #maharashtratourism #aurangabad #history #beautifularchitecture #kailasatemple #hinduism #temple #buddhist #jain #shiva #travelgram #reelitfeelit #wanderlust #travelreel #incredibleindia🇮🇳
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Sourav LahiriSourav Lahiri
In life, only a handful of instances occur where the mind loses its sense of consciousness, the sporadic thoughts vanishes, the heart skips a beat and eyes gleam at the splendor of the scene they are presented with. Such an occurrence happened when I first saw the kailasa temple and the surrounding rock monasteries of ellora. From the outside, far away at the entrance the temple looked like any other ancient hindu temple but as I went closer, the place unfolded its grandeur and the many mysteries it has contained that has baffled scientists for ages. At the first sign, my senses went numb for a second then a lot of questions flooded my brain. How was the construction of the temple imagined ? How did they carve out an entire valley of temples without modern architectural knowledge? How the rocks were excavated and where they remaining rocks went ?The kailasa temple is a megalithic structure i.e. made from single rock. How did the architect identify and estimate the required size of rock from just a glimpse from the top of the mountain ? The area is prone to landslides and heavy rain occurs every year, since the temple is excavated from the top, where is the foundation that kept it from flooding all these centuries ? It takes a moment to settle down then you start to see the beauty of the temple. Every stone carving has its meaning. There is a giant shivling in the central building made of basalt rock, it is not worshiped anymore. The temple roof has carvings of flowers, mandela and laxmi while the outside walls depict Mahabharat war. There are in total 10 elephants carved in the outside wall each having different poses and different facial features. The place was once home to a thriving civilization, the remains of which can be seen throughout the complex. There are holes and stone holders in the walls that were used to hold the mashals. The area around it has turned greasy and black. There was a school system in the temple no 16. The guard told us many stories about the place as well as informed us about the history. Since temple no 16 served as school, it has smaller steps, at the front courtyard where teaching was done there is an altar where the teacher would sit and in front of him students will sit in rows, there were parallel lines inched indicating seating arrangement. There were holes dug in the floor that were used to grind and extract colour from flowers, haldi and vegetables etc. each of them had a common feature one big hole in which grinding was done a small channel connected it to a smaller hole where the colour would be collected. We did see vaguely traces of different colours in the channel. There are many legends and folklore about how the temple was built. Two of them are very popular. The first one is. Around 750 BCE during the reign of King Krishna of Rashtrakuta empire, the king had a vision in his dream of lord Shiva Appearing and carving out the temple in a single stroke of his trident. The next day he wandered in search of that place and when he reached here, he saw the temple already built. Driven by his faith and belief he built the Shivling and established it there, also he moved to the temple leaving his palace behind and conducted the remaining affairs of his reign from the temple. Another local folklore associates it with lord Girneshwar Jyotirling temple which is nearby. One time, the king fell extremely ill and was on the verge of his death. Her queen, Queen Manikeshawri, prayed to lord Girneshwar for her husband's recovery and in return she would build a temple of Shiva so grant that no one would have ever seen such a temple before. Miraculously the king recovered within a day. The queen overwhelmed by this, took an oath that she will not consume food and water and will fast until se sees the Shikar (Top of temple). As it would take months before the temple could be built. Kokasa the cheif architect had an idea and started excavating the temple from top and within a week the shikara was visible, in this way he saved the Queen's life.
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The Kailasha (IAST: Kailāśa) or Kailashanatha (IAST: Kailāśanātha) temple is the largest of the rock-cut temples at the Ellora Caves near Aurangabad district, Maharashtra of Maharashtra, India. A megalith carved from a cliff face, it is considered one of the most remarkable cave temples in the world because of its size, architecture, and sculptural treatment. It has been called "the climax of the rock-cut phase of Indian architecture". The top of the structure over the sanctuary is 32.6...

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In life, only a handful of instances occur where the mind loses its sense of consciousness, the sporadic thoughts vanishes, the heart skips a beat and eyes gleam at the splendor of the scene they are presented with. Such an occurrence happened when I first saw the kailasa temple and the surrounding rock monasteries of ellora. From the outside, far away at the entrance the temple looked like any other ancient hindu temple but as I went closer, the place unfolded its grandeur and the many...

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|| Kailash Temple: An Architectural Marvel Wrapped in Mysteries ||

The Kailash temple is renowned as the world's most enigmatic temple, with its construction shrouded in mystery as captivating as its stunning beauty. Nevertheless, the subterranean caves beneath this temple hold even more secrets than the temple itself. Curiously, these caves have been officially sealed, leaving us pondering what concealed mysteries lie within. The government's decision to withhold access to these caves...

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