Kailasa Temple

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Hindu temple archaeological site monolithic temple rock-cut temple

Kailasa Temple is a massive 8th-century rock-cut Hindu temple at Ellora in Maharashtra, India, renowned for its monolithic architecture and intricate carvings dedicated to Lord Shiva.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Kailasa temple, Ellora 2

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
monolithic temple ⓘ
rock-cut temple ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cave 16, Ellora NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kailasanatha Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateCompletionCentury 8th century ⓘ
architecturalType cave temple ⓘ
monolithic courtyard temple ⓘ
associatedRuler Dantidurga NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtUnderDynasty Rashtrakuta dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
caveNumberAtEllora 16 ⓘ
constructionMethod monolithic excavation ⓘ
rock-cut ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedication Lord Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ
depicts scenes from the Mahabharata ⓘ
scenes from the Ramayana ⓘ
features Nandi mandapa ⓘ
circumambulatory path ⓘ
free-standing central shrine ⓘ
gopuram-like entrance ⓘ
large courtyard ⓘ
pillared halls ⓘ
relief panels ⓘ
sculpted elephants ⓘ
sculpted lions ⓘ
subsidiary shrines ⓘ
two-storeyed gateway ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
iconography Shaivite themes ⓘ
Shakta themes ⓘ
Vaishnavite themes ⓘ
locatedIn Aurangabad district NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ellora NERFINISHED ⓘ
India ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
material basalt rock ⓘ
notableFor intricate carvings ⓘ
monolithic architecture ⓘ
vertical excavation from top to bottom ⓘ
partOf Ellora Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfUNESCOSite Ellora Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ
patron Krishna I NERFINISHED ⓘ
period 8th century ⓘ
region Deccan NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
statePartyForUNESCO India NERFINISHED ⓘ
style Dravidian architecture ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 243 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteInscriptionYear 1983 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteName Ellora Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ellora Caves → notableMonument → Kailasa Temple ⓘ
Rashtrakuta dynasty → notableWork → Kailasa Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kailasa temple, Ellora
Rashtrakuta dynasty → constructed → Kailasa Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kailasa temple, Ellora