The Kailasa cave is
known all over for its brilliant architecture and its elaborate
workmanship. Cave 12 is a Buddhist cave and is also known as
Tintala. The most fascinating fact about the cave is...
temples are carved out of basaltic cliffs. The Hindu caves are
the most elaborately designed. Cave 16 is called Kailasa for its
location in the Kailas range of the Himalayas.
The Buddhist caves date back between 200 BC to 600 AD. The Hindu
temples date back from about 500 AD to 900 while the temples
representing Jainism date from about 800 AD to 1000 AD.
Ellora is a centre of
Tantarism and magical and occult practices can be observed here.
There are 12 Buddhist caves, 17 Hindu temples and 5 Jain temples.
representatives of three faiths- Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
12 of the caves areBuddhists, 17 in the centre represent Hindu
faith while remaining 5 caves to the north are representatives of
Jai...
475-500 AD), dedicated Cave 16 to the Buddhist sangha while Cave
17 was the gift of the prince, a feudatory. An inscription
records that- Buddha image in Cave 4 was the gift of some
Abhayanandi who...
All the caves
of the earlier phase date between 2nd century BC-AD.
The caves of the second phase were excavated during the supremacy
of the Vakatakas and Guptas.
The caves including
the unfinished ones are thirty in number, of which five (9, 10,
19, 26 and 29) are chaitya-grihas and the rest are sangharamas or
viharas (monasteries).
The view point from where John Smith first glimsed the caves,
provides a magnificent sight of the U-Shaped gorge and its scenic
surroundings.Ajanta has been designated as a World Heritage Site,
6:00 pm to
9:00 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
9:00 am to 9:30 pm Thursday
9:00 am to 9:00 pm Saturday and Sunday
Every Day
Dhop Aarathi
at 6:30 pm
Shej Aarathi at 8:30 pm
Thursday
Dh...
The town is tiny and is of just 2
Sq km. It has a main street and is full of narrow by lanes that
are covered with small shops, most of them selling material that
are offered at the temple.
Sai Baba, this town is sure to take you down the lane of
everlasting belief and devotion for Sai Baba's principles and the
Lord himself."
Shirdi is a small town on the Ahmednagar- Manmad high...
Day 2 Visit world famous Ajanta & back. Night stay at hotel
Day 3 Visit Ellora caves, Ghrishneshwar temple, Aurangazebs tomb
& back to hotel
Day 4 Visit Shirdi (Saint Sai Baba's Shrine) o...
Day 8 Sightseeing of Bangalore. Over night at Bangalore
Day 9 Drive to Shravanbelgola, Belur, Halebid & overnight at
Mysore
Day 10 Mysore Sightseeing. Over night at Mysore
Day 11 Drive to Ooty ...
Day 3 Visit Ajanta caves & back. Over night at Aurangabad.
Day 4 Drive to Bijapur. Sightseeing & over night at Bijapur
Day 5 Proceed to Aihole, Pattadakal & Badami. Over night at
Badami...
ancient south India temples and take the memorable India Temple
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