About this place
Monumental cave temples of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism carved from a single basalt cliff.
Includes the colossal Kailasa temple (Cave 16) — one of the world’s greatest rock-cut Hindu monuments — beside Buddhist and Jain viharas.
Where you'll find it
Contemplating
On these routes
Pilgrimage circuits that include this place.
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Other centers and temples in the same tradition.
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