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    RASHTRAK

    UTA ART
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    TARUSH
    BFA ANIMATION (2021-25)
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    ARCHITECTURAL
    MARVELS

    Ellora Cave Temples


    KAILASHNAATH TEMPLE
    world’s largest man-made monolithic
    structure Located approximately 30 kilometers from
    Aurangabad city in Maharashtra, the Ellora rock-
    cave temple stands as the world's largest
    monolithic structure.

    Construction of the Kailash Temple at Ellora commenced under the reign


    of King Dantidurga (735-757 AD) and was finalized during the rule of his
    successor Krishna I (757-773 AD).
    It is widely believed that the Kailash Temple at Ellora shares notable
    resemblances with the Virupaksha temple located in northern Karnataka.
    The Kailash Temple, situated as the 16th cave, is among the 32 cave
    temples and monasteries constituting the grand Ellora Caves.
    The Kailash Temple at Ellora is thought to have been designed by the
    architects of the Virupaksha temple, ensuring its construction during the
    tenure of a single monarch's reign.

    According to architect and


    architectural historian
    Adam Hardy,
    the architectural style used
    Vincent Smith regards the architectural achievement of the
    Kailashnaath temple as a masterpiece, emphasizing its is
    consummate architectural execution of a monolithic rock-cut
    temple as one of the wonders of the world.
    Karnata Dravida.
    Rashtrakutas dedicated the temple
    to Lord Shiva .

    The standalone, multi-storeyed temple


    complex is made to look like Mount Kailash -
    the puranic home of Lord Shiva.
    The rock temple was cut in 'U' shape about 50
    metres in the back, and about 2, 00,000 tonnes of
    rock was removed to give shape to it.

    The archaeologists had calculated that it would


    have taken more than a hundred years to finish the
    temple construction.

    However, it took only 18


    years to complete it.

    Contemporary engineers find it


    unfeasible to replicate the completion
    of the same temple within an 18-year
    timeframe using modern technology.
    The carving of the temple began at
    the mountain's summit, but a pit was
    later dug around the temple on the
    sloping side of the hill.
    Aside from the gopura, the main temple has a sabha
    griha (hall), vestibules, and a Nandi mandap that
    leads to the garba griha (sanctum) with the Shivling,
    all of which are intricately carved and have
    Dravidian shikharas (towers).
    The Nandi mandap is linked to
    Gopuram by a bridge.
    Nandi sits on a porch in front of the central
    temple, as is customary in Shiva temples. The
    Nandi mandapa and main Shiva temple are
    both about 7 metres high and two stories tall.

    The Nandi Mandapa's lower stories are both


    solid structures with elaborate illustrative
    carvings.

    The temple's base has been carved to


    look like elephants holding the
    structure aloft. A rock bridge connects
    the Nandi Mandapa to the temple's
    porch.
    The temple hall's base is
    decorated with scenes from the
    Mahabharata and Ramayana.
    Its size, architecture, and
    sculptural treatment earns the
    Kailashnaath temple a title as
    one of India's most remarkable
    cave temples.

    Pallava and Chalukya styles are


    visible in its architecture and it
    will remain as an architectural
    marvel for generations to come

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