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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Cave 30
This is the first in the series of Jain caves known as Chota Kailasa
as it is an unfinished version of the stupendous Hindu Kailasa Temple.
Inside are images of Twenty-two seated Tirthankaras and Mahavira Jain
on his Lion throne is enshrined in the sanctuary.
Cave 31
This is an extension of Cave 32.
Cave 32
Known as the Assembly Hall of Indra, it is the largest and finest
of the Jain temples dedicated to Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara. The ground
floor is plain, but the upstairs has intricate carvings. A simple gateway
lead into an open court, with its sides adorned with lions, elephant friezes
and there is a monolithic shrine of the Tirthankaras in the middle. The
walls have carvings of elephants, lions and tirthankaras. A
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The
Jain group of caves which mark the final phase at Ellora belong to the
period between the 9th century to 11th century AD. Situated about a mile
away from the Kailasa temple, these caves figure various saints of the
religion. There are only four Jain caves and they were excavated under
the patronage of the later Rashtrakuta rulers. Compared to the other
caves at Ellora, the Jain caves are relatively small, but present
exceptionally detailed art work.
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