Route
Cave temple pilgrimage of the western Deccan — Ajanta, Ellora, and Elephanta.
UNESCO Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain rock-cut sanctuaries that define Indian sacred architecture in stone.
3 mapped anchors on the circuit.
1Ajanta CavesIndiaRock-cut Buddhist cave monasteries and painted chaityas overlooking a horseshoe gorge in Maharashtra.
2Ellora CavesIndiaMonumental cave temples of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism carved from a single basalt cliff.
3Elephanta CavesIndiaIsland cave temple in Mumbai harbour dedicated to Shiva, famous for the Trimurti sculpture.
