Architecture in Ancient India (Part-II) 

Sites of Ellora and Elephanta belongs to Rashtrakoot period. Ellora caves are related with Hindu, Jain and Bauddha religion. Elephanta caves were constructed by Rastrakoot rulers. Famous Trimurti Shiva statue is found from here.

Sites of Ellora and Elephanta belongs to Rashtrakoot period. Ellora caves are related with Hindu, Jain and Bauddha religion. Elephanta caves were constructed by Rastrakoot rulers. Famous Trimurti Shiva statue is found from here.

Another excellent example of cave painting during the Gupta period is Bagh caves. These cave paintings reflect normal public life. While Ajanta cave paintings belonged to Buddhist religion, Lomas Rishi caves are related to the Mauryan period, which is located in Barabara hills, Jahanabad district of Bihar, caves belong to Satavahana period.

The ancient rock-cut caves in western India are located at Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta. Total of caves in Ellora are famous and related to Buddhist, Hindu and Jains. Nasik caves are also known as Pandavleni caves or Pondu Leni, representing devotional practices.

Ajanta is famous for Buddhist cave temples while Elephanta is famous for its Shaiva temples, khajuraho is known for Shaiva, Vaishnava and Jain temples and Nalanda is famous as a Buddhist education centre.

Rashtrakuta rules built most of the Ellora caves.

The caves at Badami are not oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, but Bhimbetka rock shelters are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India. Ashoka in his time period donated a cave to the Ajivikas in the Barabar Hills. Barabar Hill consists of four caves named Karan Chaupar, Lomas Rishi, Sudama and Vishva Zopari. Ellora caves were made for different faiths. In these caves, 12 belong to Buddhist, 17 belong to Hindus and 5 belong to Jains. Thus statement 1 and 2 are wrong while statement 3 is correct.

Ellora caves, locally known as 'Verul Leni' is located 25 km away from Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar in Maharashtra. in total, there are 4 caves. Among them, 1 to 12 belongs to Buddhist, caves 13 to 29 are devoted to Hindu and caves 30 to 34 belongs to Jain.

Ellora caves, locally known as 'Verul Leni' is located 25 km away from Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar in Maharashtra. in total, there are 4 caves. Among them, 1 to 12 belongs to Buddhist, caves 13 to 29 are devoted to Hindu and caves 30 to 34 belongs to Jain.

Ellora caves, locally known as 'Verul Leni' is located 25 km away from Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar in Maharashtra. in total, there are 4 caves. Among them, 1 to 12 belongs to Buddhist, caves 13 to 29 are devoted to Hindu and caves 30 to 34 belongs to Jain.