Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Ellora Caves in India



Ellora Caves in India is an archeological site close to the ancient Indian village of Ellora. It is many perfectly celebrated for its happy caves. Ellora is a World Heritage Site and the “epitome of Indian rock-cut architecture.” There are 34 caves that got excavated and hand-carved out of great basalt cliffs between the 5th century and 10th century. Caves 1-12 are the Buddhist Caves. Caves 13-39 are the Hindu Caves. Caves 30-34 are Jain Caves. The mixture of religious cultures dug out portion by portion proves this ancient India had a top notch spirit of tolerance. The intricate and exquisite temples, shrines and caves are selected of the oldest rock-cut architecture in the world.