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Kailash cave
Sarafa Road, Near Mohan Talies Sarafa Road Aurangabad, Maharashtra 431001 Phone: Not Available Not AvailableAbout
Kailash cave is an archaeological site, 29 km (18 mi) North-West of the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra built by the Rashtrakuta dynasty . It is also known as Elapura (in the Rashtrakuta literature- Kannada ). Well known for its monumental caves, Kailash cave is a World Heritage Site . Kailash cave represents the epitome of Indian rock-cut architecture . The 34 "caves" are actually structures excavated out of the vertical face of the Charanandri hills. Buddhist , Hindu and Jain rock-cut temples and viharas and mathas were built between the 5th century and 10th century. The 12 Buddhist (caves 1-12), 17 Hindu (caves 13-29) and 5 Jain (caves 30-34) caves, built in proximity, demonstrate the religious harmony prevalent during this period of Indian history .
