ElloraThe cave temples of Ellora, located roughly 200 km northeast of Bombay in the Deccan plateau which separates north from south India, were excavated between 600 AD and 900 AD. The cliff face runs approximately north - south, the caves opening to the west. Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain temples were constructed here. Like the cave temples at Elephanta and Ajanta, all were excavated from the solid rock.
The 34 caves of Ellora are numbered from south to north, which corresponds more or less (there are significant exceptions, such as Cave 21) to the order in which they were constructed. The southernmost temples, caves 1-12, are Buddhist and were built in the 7th (or a little before) and 8th centuries AD. The middle caves (13-29) are Hindu, which includes some conversions of earlier Buddhist caves. Their dates range from the 7th century (or again, a little before) to the 9th century AD. The upper caves are Jain (9th century).
The 34 caves of Ellora are numbered from south to north, which corresponds more or less (there are significant exceptions, such as Cave 21) to the order in which they were constructed. The southernmost temples, caves 1-12, are Buddhist and were built in the 7th (or a little before) and 8th centuries AD. The middle caves (13-29) are Hindu, which includes some conversions of earlier Buddhist caves. Their dates range from the 7th century (or again, a little before) to the 9th century AD. The upper caves are Jain (9th century).
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