Ajanta Ellora Caves Package Tour

Ajanta Ellora Caves Package Tour :-

Taking you to one of the fines historical and World Heritage sites in India. Ajanta and Ellora Caves Package Tour is a short tour in the far-flung region of Maharashtra. The World Heritage Caves of Ajanta and Ellora have most graceful gems of rock-cut architecture. The ultimate jaw-dropper is the Kailashnath Temple Complex, Cave 16 at Ellora that was designed as the devotee’s vision of Mount Kailash, the Abode of Lord Shiva. The largest monolithic structure in the world, it is twice the size of famous Pantheons at Athens. Dating from 2nd century B.C. to 6th century A.D., the Buddhist, Jain and Hindu caves of Ajanta and Ellora are the most important cultural treasures of the world. The resplendent murals and dainty stone sculptures preserve the painting styles that have lond disappeared from the face of the earth. Stonecutters’ vision of an isolated haven for meditation, Ajanta Caves is situated in a horseshoe-shaped ravine. The World Heritage Caves Tour also takes you to Mumbai, the modern-day seat of Indian artists and Seat of Indian Cinema.

Ajanta caves :- Nestling in an inner fold of the Sahyardi hills, 110 km from Aurangabad in the shape of a mammoth horse-shoe, are the 30 rock-hewn caves of Ajanta. The caves date from the 2nd century B.C. Discovered in 1819 by a group of British army officer, these startling achievements took around 600 years to create. Carved with little more than a hammer and chisel, Ajanta, once the retreat of Buddhist monastic orders features several ‘chaityas’ ( Chapels ) and viharas’ ( monasteries ). The exquisite wall and ceilingpaintings, panels and sculptures of Buddha’s life are famous throughout the world as the earliest and finest examples of Buddhist pictorial art.

Ellora caves :- Impressive in their own right is the rock-hewn temples and monasteries of Ellora that lie just 30 km away from Aurangabad city. In all, there are 34 cave temples, 12 Mahayana Buddhist caves ( 550-750AD ), 17 Hindu caves (600-875AD ) and 5 caves of the Jain faith (800-1000Ad) 22 more caves, dedicated to Lord Shiva, were recently discovered. Kailas Temple (cave 16), the central attraction at Ellora, is the most remarkable. Chiseled by hand from a single massive rock, it includes agateway, pavilion, courtyard, vestibule, sanctum, sanctorum and tower which bear testimony to the excellence of Dravidian art. It is believed to have taken 7000 laborers, working in continuous shifts and 150 years to build. Ever since the first European visitors in 18th Century, Ellora has attracted chroniclers, antiquarians, scholars and in more recent years, ever-increasing number of tourists.


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