190) TUESDAY, 3 JANUARY 1978 : 27KMS. -
ELLORA
We passed DAULATABAD, a town with old fortress, which was built on the mountain and surrounded by a moat and very long wall.
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We arrived ELLORA, where there are as many as 34 caved temples similar to
those in AJANTA but only 12 caves of Buddhist temples. All the rest of the
caves are Brahman and Jain temples, that were generated during
the 4th -9th
century.
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| ELLORA's Cave - Photo : religiousindia.info / Google images search |
What is remarkable is the Kailash Temple
(Krailasa Temple), which was extracted from rock hill similar to AJANTA.
It is a volcanic rock, eligible to corrosion,
33 m. wide, 50m. long and 30 m. high. Estimated size
is 2 times larger than the Parthenon
temple in ATHENS
and one and a half higher (WIKIPEDIA).
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| Krailasa Temple, ELLORA - Photo : wikipedia.org / Google images search |
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It was created to dedicate to Lord Shiva, the Hindu god. There are stone figurines
and animals.
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| Shiva & Paravati, ELLORA's cave - Photo : Olivier Gillet / sacred-destinations.com (Google) |
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In the Great Hall, there is a large
Sivalinga mounted on the Yoni, normally seen in Hindu Temples.
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| Lingam, Krilasa Temple - Photo : wikipedia.org / Google images search |
Another
attraction are the caves of the Jain religion,
of which the Holy
Prophet is Mahavira (a contemporary of
the Lord Buddha). The established principle of the religion is to think and do good, it is a sin to destroy all creatures.
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| Jain Cave - Photo : Diana Chriswell / sacred-destinations.com (Google) |
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/india/ellora-caves
The Jain art seen in
the temples are resemble to Buddhist art, even the image of the
Prophet. A statue of the
Prophet Mahavira looks like a Buddha statue, most
in the standing position and appearing in the nude.
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