Ellora Caves

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Ellora Caves is a renowned complex of rock-cut monasteries and temples in India, celebrated for its monumental architecture and intricate sculptures representing Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
rock-cut cave complex ⓘ
rock-cut temple ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Verul Caves ⓘ
BuddhistCavesRange Caves 1–12 ⓘ
builtBetweenCenturies 6th–10th century CE ⓘ
caveNumber Cave 16 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo Shiva ⓘ
distanceFromAurangabad about 30 km ⓘ
famousFor intricate sculptures ⓘ
monumental temples ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
heritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
HinduCavesRange Caves 13–29 ⓘ
inscriptionsLanguage Prakrit ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
JainCavesRange Caves 30–34 ⓘ
locatedIn Aurangabad district ⓘ
linked to: Aurangabad

Ellora Caves ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
locatedNear Aurangabad city ⓘ
linked to: Aurangabad
locatedOn Charanandri Hills ⓘ
mainRockType basalt ⓘ
management Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
nearestAirport Aurangabad Airport ⓘ
nearestRailwayStation Aurangabad railway station ⓘ
notableMonument Kailasa Temple ⓘ
numberOfBuddhistCaves 12 ⓘ
numberOfCaves 34 ⓘ
numberOfHinduCaves 17 ⓘ
numberOfJainCaves 5 ⓘ
partOf Deccan Traps region ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau
periodOfConstructionEndCentury 10th century CE ⓘ
periodOfConstructionStartCentury 6th century CE ⓘ
region Marathwada ⓘ
religiousTraditionsRepresented Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
significance coexistence of Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain monuments ⓘ
statePartyToUNESCO Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1983 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 243 ⓘ

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Aurangabad → knownFor → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Ancient India → artCenter → Ellora caves ⓘ
subject linked to: ancient India
linked to: Ellora Caves
Khuldabad → locatedNear → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Khuldabad → nearbyHeritageSite → Ellora Caves UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
Ajanta Caves → near → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Kailasa Temple → locatedIn → Ellora Caves ⓘ
subject linked to: Ellora Caves
Buddhist art → importantSite → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Marathwada → hasHeritageSite → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Aurangabad Airport → nearbyAttraction → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Fatehnagar → knownForProximityTo → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Fatehnagar → hasHeritageNearby → UNESCO World Heritage Site Ellora Caves ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
Rashtrakuta court → architecturalPatronage → Ellora Kailasanatha temple ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
Rashtrakuta court → architecturalPatronage → Jain caves at Ellora ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
Rashtrakuta dynasty → constructed → Jain caves at Ellora ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
Masroor rock-cut temples → comparedTo → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Charanandri Hills → knownFor → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Charanandri Hills → contains → Ellora Caves complex ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
Charanandri Hills → hasHeritageSite → Ellora Caves UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
Charanandri Hills → tourismAttraction → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Caves 13–29 at Ellora → partOf → Ellora Caves ⓘ
subject linked to: Caves 13–29
Caves 13–29 at Ellora → locatedIn → Ellora, Maharashtra, India ⓘ
subject linked to: Caves 13–29
linked to: Ellora Caves
Caves 13–29 at Ellora → heritageSitePartOf → Ellora Caves UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
subject linked to: Caves 13–29
linked to: Ellora Caves
Kailasa Temple → partOf → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Kailasa Temple → locatedIn → Ellora ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
Kailasa Temple → partOfUNESCOSite → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Kailasa Temple → UNESCOSiteName → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Kailasa Temple → alsoKnownAs → Cave 16, Ellora ⓘ
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Cave 16 → partOf → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Cave 16 → locatedIn → Ellora ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
Cave 16 → partOf → Ellora Caves UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
Verul Caves → alsoKnownAs → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Chalisgaon → hasNearbyPlaceOfInterest → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Chalisgaon → hasNearbyHistoricalSite → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Kailashey Kelenkari (2007 film) → setIn → Ellora ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
Classical period of ancient India → hasArchitecturalSite → Ellora Caves (early phases) ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
South Asian art → hasImportantSite → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Dantidurga → associatedWithPlace → Ellora region ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
Krishna I → associatedSite → Ellora Caves ⓘ
Krishna I → monumentLocation → Ellora, Maharashtra ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves