
The Ellora Festival, held annually
in March, draws top classical Indian dancers and musicians from around
the country to perform outdoors against the magical backdrop of the Ellora
Caves.
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Contact Details :
Ellora Festival
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (M T D C)
9th Floor, Express Towers
Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400021 |
Ph: 022 - 2024522, 2024584, 2023439
Fax: 022 - 2024521
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Cave 2
Cave 2 has a hall for worship and is reached by a flight of steps.
Images of goddess Panchika and Hariti are located at the end, to the right
of this steps. At the entrance of the cave are dwarapalas (Guardians)
flanked by windows. Next to it there is a profusion of figures of Buddha
and divinities.
The interior comprises a square hall supported by 12 ornate pillars some
decorated with pot and foliage motifs on their upper part. This square
hall is defined by fluted columns with cushion-shaped capitals. A gallery
runs down each side. In the center of the back wall is a 3 m high seated
Buddha and two standing Buddhas. The side walls have sculptures of
five Buddhas flanked by Bodhisatvas and apsaras (celestials). A similar
but larger Buddha occupies the end shrine. Porches lead from the sanctuary
to small side cells. The right porch displays a relief of the miracle
at Sravasti when the Buddha manifested himself in a thousand forms.
Cave 3
Dating to the seventh century, Cave 3 have lofty pillared halls and
a square central chamber with a carved Buddha image, seated on a lotus.
Pot and foliage motifs adorn the columns of the hall.
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