Ellora Stories


Ellora Caves

Over five centuries, generations of monks (Buddhist, Hindu and Jain) carved monastries, chapels and temples from a 2km-long escarpment and decorated them with a profusion of remarkably detailed sculptures. The masterpiece is the astonashing Kailasa Temple. Dedicated to Shiva, it is the worlds largest monolithic sculpture, hewn from the rock by 7000 labo...