Caves 13–29

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Caves 13–29 at Ellora are a group of early Hindu rock-cut temples and monasteries in Maharashtra, India, notable for their intricate carvings and development of Hindu cave architecture.

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Caves 13–29 canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu rock-cut cave complex ⓘ
monastic complex ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ
access open to visitors ⓘ
architecturalStyle Hindu cave architecture ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance important stage in evolution of Hindu temple architecture ⓘ
transition from simple shrines to more complex temple layouts ⓘ
associatedDynasty Rashtrakuta period (probable later phases) ⓘ
early Chalukya period (probable) ⓘ
carvingType architectural sculpture ⓘ
relief sculpture ⓘ
chronologyWithinEllora earlier Hindu group ⓘ
constructionTechnique excavated from a cliff face ⓘ
contains pillared halls (mandapas) ⓘ
sculpted doorways and façades ⓘ
shrines dedicated to various Hindu deities ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalContext Deccan region of India ⓘ
linked to: Deccan region
depicts Hindu deities ⓘ
mythological scenes from Hindu epics ⓘ
function monastic residences ⓘ
places of worship ⓘ
heritageSitePartOf Ellora Caves UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
iconographicTradition Shaiva iconography (predominant) ⓘ
Vaishnava iconography (in some caves) ⓘ
knownFor Hindu monasteries ⓘ
development of Hindu cave architecture ⓘ
early Hindu rock-cut temples ⓘ
intricate carvings ⓘ
locatedIn Ellora, Maharashtra, India ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
management Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) ⓘ
material basalt rock ⓘ
near Aurangabad city, Maharashtra ⓘ
linked to: Aurangabad
numberOfCaves 17 ⓘ
orientation cut into the Charanandri hills ⓘ
partOf Ellora Caves ⓘ
period early medieval India ⓘ
protectionStatus protected monument of national importance (India) ⓘ
rangeOfCaveNumbers 13–29 ⓘ
region western India ⓘ
linked to: Western India
religion Hinduism ⓘ
siteType rock-cut sanctuary ⓘ
state Maharashtra ⓘ
tourism major tourist attraction in Maharashtra ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ellora Caves → HinduCavesRange → Caves 13–29 ⓘ
Verul Caves → hinduCavesRange → Caves 13–29 ⓘ