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A STORY IN STONE

ELLORA. A STORY IN STONE. IMPORTANCE OF ELLORA It is a World Heritage Monument. Some of the world’s best sculptures carved at Ellora. Cave No. 16 called Kailasha is a monolithic temple carved in one stone.

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A STORY IN STONE

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  1. ELLORA A STORY IN STONE

  2. IMPORTANCE OF ELLORA • It is a World Heritage Monument. • Some of the world’s best sculptures carved at Ellora. • Cave No. 16 called Kailasha is a monolithic temple carved in one stone. • An entire temple carved out of one rock with mandapas, galleries, porches, porticoes, main temple and courtyard. • Kailasha is an epic in stone and no human genius can ever carve such a monument. • Three religious cave temples excavated at one place. • The Buddhist caves No. 11 and 12 three floored like modern buildings not carved anywhere else.

  3. UNLIKE AJANTA ELLORA WAS NEVER LOST TO THE WORLD AND HAS REFERENCES IN MANY MEMOIRS, BOOKS, TRAVEL WRITERS • A brief puranic account and in the Mahatmya of Ellora in the context of the Tirtha. A Linga worship. • The story of a medieval Marathi writer about Queen Manikavati and the King Elapura 13th century A.D. • The Lilacharitra and old Marathi work compiled in 1278 describes a visit to the caves by the famous saint Chakradhara Swami. • Al-Masudi in the 15th century described Ellora as a thriving pilgrimage centre. • Aurangzeb who visited the caves often visited these caves and was so impressed that he said it was a work of djinns.

  4. Before Aurangzeb Hasan Gangu Bahamani camped at Ellora for 15 days in around 1347 A.D. and brought Sanskrit Pandits to decipher the inscriptions. • Travellers like the Freench Jean de Thevenot who visited in 1660 and has mentioned the caves. • A Venetian Niccolao Manucci in 1701 and 1702 also visited the caves and recorded them as Chinese excavation. • J. B. Seely the Wonder of Ellora was extremely popular • Dr. R. S. Gupte wrote two books on Ellora iconography. • Walter Spink an american Professor from Michigan University worked for more than 3 decades of Ajanta and Ellora.

  5. THE BUDDHIST GROUP OF CAVES • The caves of Ellora are carved on the Charnadari hills. • There are three religious Buddhist, Hindu and Jaina. • The first group is 12 from 1 to 12, the second from 13 to 29 and the third group from 30 to 34. • The first group were the Buddhist caves. • The Buddhist caves at Ellora broke new ground where they depicted not only Hinayana and Mahayana phase but also Tantrayana and Mantrayana.

  6. THE BUDDHIST CAVES AND SCULPTURES • Early no painting sculptures permitted. • At Ellora sculptures mainly for edification. • Figure of seated Buddha Yogi. • Symbol of concentration and spiritual discipline. • The Yogi sculpture purely monumental like Egyptian pyramids of moral grandeur. • Cave No. 11 and 12 three floored like modern buildings. • The best sculptures Manushi and Dhyani Buddha. • The female sculptures of Tara, Bhrikati, Mahamaya.

  7. HINDU CAVES - KAILASHA • Kailasha the climax in stone. • Rock of Sahyadri an entire replica of a structural temple is carved. • The Kailasha is nearly 250 deep 150 broad and 100 high. • It contains 42 gigantic figures of Hindu mythology. • It has been imitated from the Virupaksha temple at Pattadakal. • Carved by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I (757 to 783) • The Gate way Gopuram, Nandi mandapa, courtyard on two sides, dhwaja stambha and elephants carved on both the sides. • Kailasha is an abode of Lord Shiva.

  8. THE JAIN CAVES • The Jain caves are five in number and belong to the Yadava period from 9th to 11th century A.D. • The images are carefully carved with beautiful facial features, hair dresses and ornaments. • The main figures are Lord Mahavira, Parsvanatha, Bahubali and the attendant figures are Matanga and Siddhaiki Devi. • The pillars in the Jain caves are the most intricalely decoraated pillars. • There are several paintings in the caves on the ceilings.

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