Second part of our one and a half day trip to Aurangabad was a visit to Ellora. Ellora is an archaeological site around 30 km north-west of the city of Aurangabad, Maharashtra. It is also known as 'Verul Leni' in local dialect. Ellora is known for Hindu, Buddhist and Jain cave temples.
Entrance to Kailasha Temple
Stone Pillar at Kailasha Temple
Kailasha Temple was carved out of single stone, starting from the top of the temple. The overall grandure, scale, carvings, quality of light makes it a real masterpiece.
Quality of light in the Garbhagriha makes you relax and forget the noise and hustle-bustle outside.
Play of light and shadow in different areas create different ambiances and moods.
The Vishwakarma is the only chaitya griha among the Buddhist group of caves. It follows the pattern of construction of Caves Ajanta
Visiting caves arranged in a sequence was both enriching and astonishing. To was thrilling to imagine amount of time and energy spent in creating these masterpieces with the tools and techniques available at that time and the precision they have achieved.
We reached Ellora in the morning at 11:00 am. and stayed there till 4:00 pm. We left Ellora to pack aur bags and left for Pune at 5:30pm.
