RAVANA ki KHAI

(Khuldabad - IN)
20.016700,75.166700
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

No Brahmanical structural temples of that age [Early Chalukya, circa 660 to 754 AD] have survived in Maharashtra, but there are some Brahmanical cave temples at Ellora such as the Dashavatara cave [Das Avatara, Ellora Cave 15], the Ravana-ki-khai [Ellora Cave 14] and the Dumar lena [Ellora Cave 29], which belong to this period. These caves are noteworthy for their exquisitely modelled figures (note 1). ETYMOLOGY: Ravana is the legendary demon king of Lanka who abducted Sita; the titanic battle between him and Rama is told in the Ramayana (LONELY PLANET, India 2005: 1111).No Brahmanical structural temples of that age [Early Chalukya, circa 660 to 754 AD] have survived in Maharashtra, but there are some Brahmanical cave temples at Ellora such as the Dashavatara cave [Das Avatara, Ellora Cave 15], the Ravana-ki-khai [Ellora Cave 14] and the Dumar lena [Ellora Cave 29], which belong to this period. These caves are noteworthy for their exquisitely modelled figures (note 1). ETYMOLOGY: Ravana is the legendary demon king of Lanka who abducted Sita; the titanic battle between him and Rama is told in the Ramayana (LONELY PLANET, India 2005: 1111).

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History

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0KAILASH CAVE, Ellora
0.0DASHAVATARA CAVE, Ellora
0.0DUMAR LENA, Ellora
0.0RAMESVARA CAVE
1.7Ellora Caves
10.2ANDHARI, Daulatabad
10.2KACHERI BAWADI
10.2DEVAGIRI, Daulatabad (Cave on the)
10.2SARASWATI BAWADI