There is a two-storeyed gateway which opens to reveal a U-shaped courtyard and has the dimensions of the courtyard are 82 m x 46 m at the base. Shiva has been dedicated in the central shrine of
courtyard. The shrine is in complete look with pillars, windows, inner and outer rooms, gathering halls, and an enormous stone lingam at its heart. Kailasa temple is 1200 year old Ancient Hindu Temple Carved from a single rock in Ellora stands majestically 29 kilometers away from the City of Aurangabad in the state of Maharashtra, India and which is part of a set of 34 temples and monasteries renowned as the Ellora Caves. This temple is a remarkable example of Dravidian architecture in the 8th century due to its almost accurate proportions and intricate workmanship by a set of dedicated sculptors in a time when there must have been only hand tools available for
construction and elephants for transporting heavy building material.This temple is estimated to have been built between 757 and 783 BCE and built with a view to resemble Mount Kailash, where Shiva is believed to reside as per Hinduism. An estimated 400,000 tons of rocks were scooped out over a really long period of 20 years to construct this monolithic structure.Multi level carvings are seen over a two storied gateway which opens to reveal a U shaped courtyard edged by a columned arcade at least three stories high which consist of huge sculpted panels containing large sculptures of a variety of deities.
courtyard. The shrine is in complete look with pillars, windows, inner and outer rooms, gathering halls, and an enormous stone lingam at its heart. Kailasa temple is 1200 year old Ancient Hindu Temple Carved from a single rock in Ellora stands majestically 29 kilometers away from the City of Aurangabad in the state of Maharashtra, India and which is part of a set of 34 temples and monasteries renowned as the Ellora Caves. This temple is a remarkable example of Dravidian architecture in the 8th century due to its almost accurate proportions and intricate workmanship by a set of dedicated sculptors in a time when there must have been only hand tools available for
construction and elephants for transporting heavy building material.This temple is estimated to have been built between 757 and 783 BCE and built with a view to resemble Mount Kailash, where Shiva is believed to reside as per Hinduism. An estimated 400,000 tons of rocks were scooped out over a really long period of 20 years to construct this monolithic structure.Multi level carvings are seen over a two storied gateway which opens to reveal a U shaped courtyard edged by a columned arcade at least three stories high which consist of huge sculpted panels containing large sculptures of a variety of deities.
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