About the Book: The Kailash Temple at Ellora: Magnificent Monuments of India
The KailashTemple at Ellora is considered to be a pinnacle of ancient Indian
art, architecture and sculpture. Built by Rashtrakuta king Krishna I in the
eighth century CE, the temple is part of the Ellora Cave complex near Aurangabad
in Maharashtra. Carved out of rock from the hills, the temple is dedicated to
Shiva. On its walls teem innumerable sculptures depicting gods, goddesses,
animals, birds, men and women.The splendour of these frozen figures, and the
meticulous thought and planning that went into creating this temple by cutting
through sheer rock, is a story every