Cave 16

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Cave 16 is the Kailasa Temple at Ellora, a monumental rock-cut Hindu temple renowned for its massive scale and intricate carvings.

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Label Occurrences
Cave 16 canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple ⓘ
World Heritage Site component ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
rock-cut temple ⓘ
architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Shaivism ⓘ
builtBy Rashtrakuta dynasty ⓘ
carvedFrom monolithic rock ⓘ
single rock ⓘ
constructionPeriod circa 8th century CE ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 8th century ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo Shiva ⓘ
depicts Hindu deities ⓘ
scenes from the Mahabharata ⓘ
scenes from the Ramayana ⓘ
linked to: Ramayana scenes
hasFeature Nandi mandapa ⓘ
circumambulatory path ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
gopuram-like entrance ⓘ
mandapa ⓘ
sanctum (garbhagriha) ⓘ
hasName Kailasa Temple ⓘ
Kailasanatha Temple ⓘ
hasNumber 16 ⓘ
hasRelief Ravana shaking Mount Kailash ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Aurangabad district ⓘ
Ellora ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves

India ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
materialUsed basalt ⓘ
namedAfter Mount Kailash ⓘ
near Aurangabad city ⓘ
linked to: Aurangabad
notableFor elaborate relief panels ⓘ
free-standing sculpted elephants ⓘ
intricate carvings ⓘ
massive scale ⓘ
monolithic rock-cut architecture ⓘ
multi-storey temple complex ⓘ
partOf Ellora Caves ⓘ
Ellora Caves UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves

Hindu group of caves at Ellora ⓘ
patron Krishna I ⓘ
region Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau
religion Hinduism ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1983 ⓘ

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

Kailasa Temple → caveNumber → Cave 16 ⓘ
subject linked to: Ellora Caves