Ellora Caves

Ellora Caves

Ellora caves are beyond the limits of words and a human imagination, but when you are at Ellora, you have to re-think about the power of being human. Those caves give you a clear thought that a human creature can do anything at any point of time in history and become an inspiration of its future generations.
These 34 monasteries and temples, extending over more than 2 km, were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff, not far from Aurangabad, in Maharashtra. Ellora, with its uninterrupted sequence of monuments dating from A.D. 600 to 1000, brings the civilization of ancient India to life. Not only is the Ellora complex a unique artistic creation and a technological exploit but, with its sanctuaries devoted to Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism, it illustrates the spirit of tolerance that was characteristic of ancient India.