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opponent’s base of operations is one that may have its detractors, the arguments that Aurangzeb’s actions were religiously motivated are clearly baseless. Instead, Aurangzeb was a reli...

Preservation of temples with Islamic religious justification is a long-running tradition in India. The first Muslim army to come to India in 711 under Muhammad bin Qasim promised religious freedom ...

Promotion of Islam One of Aurangzeb’s main goals was to bring true Islamic governance to the Mughal Empire. Previous emperors, while all Muslim, had not all ruled according to Islamic law. Hi...

Aurangzeb and Islamic Rule in India When historians look back at Muslim rule in India, their perspective greatly shapes the way they present historical characters. Some people are seen as great an...

Our advice is to start off early morning and plan your Ellora Caves visit accordingly so that you can visit all above mentioned places while stopping at the Ellora Caves at the end of the day journ...

How to Reach Ellora by Rail Aurangabad Railway station is nearest to Ellora Caves, there are a plenty of private car services you can hire or you can avail the bus service from railway station to t...

The Buddhist Caves: The Buddhist caves were the earliest structures, created between the 5th and 7th centuries. These consist mostly of monasteries: large, multi-storied buildings carved into the m...

The lake water has lost some of its unique characteristics due to pollution while there has been an increase in nitrogen and phosphorous levels that trigger the growth of algae and block out oxygen...

Lonar Lake in Maharashtra is the world's oldest meteoric crater and the only one formed in basalt rock, a unique gem for scientists and microbiologists. Space scientists have flocked to the site as...

life was pain. The best way to attain salvation (Nirvana) was to suppress all for happiness. Why then did the monks paint pictures of the Buddha or monks images of him and potential Buddha's? After...

RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE: The painting and sculptures in the caves are of Buddhist origin; Gautama Buddha (600 B.C.) was agains enemy army to kill themselves along a tunnel containing numerous chambe...

spite of several individual’s attempts, all its mysteries are not known. The long ascending tunnel rises rapidly and tortuously by a flight of steps, which are uneven in width and height, dif...

The second line of defense management (Mahakot), was made complicated by construction of four distinct lines of enclosure walls with innumerable, small and big bastions of single, double and triple...

Chand Minar at Daulatabad Fort A large number of cannons are found at Daulatabad Fort, some in their original places like bastions on fort walls and circular towers while others were collected from...

Daulatabad fort Aurangabad Hathi Haud: measures 47.75 m in length, 46.75 m in width and 6.61 m in depth. Bharat Mata temple: Measures 87.14 m EW and 72.80 m NS with two openings to the east and nor...

Pillars near bharat mata temple Daulatabad fort The fort was enlarged and structures were added subsequently as the fort passed on from one hand to the other and from one dynasty to another. Today ...

Fort’s architecture: Built on a 200 meter high conical hill, Daulatabad was one of the most powerful forts of the medieval Deccan. The defense system consists of moats and three encircling fo...

* There is a steep climb (plight of steps) uphill to reach the fort’s summit which is reasonably exhausting for those who are not up to it. However you can visit buildings those are situated ...

Daulatabad fort from the summit How to reach Daulatabad Fort: Daulatabad fort is 15 km away from Aurangabad on the way to Ellora caves. You can club Daulatabad fort and Ellora caves together in a ...

present historical characters. Some people are seen as great and enlightened leaders, while others are ruthless tyrants. No one is more controversial than the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir, who ...