RAVANA ki KHAI
20.016700,75.166700
Description
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).
Histoire
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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0.0 | KAILASH CAVE, Ellora | ||
0.0 | DASHAVATARA CAVE, Ellora | ||
0.0 | DUMAR LENA, Ellora | ||
0.0 | RAMESVARA CAVE | ||
1.7 | Ellora Caves | ||
10.2 | ANDHARI, Daulatabad | ||
10.2 | KACHERI BAWADI | ||
10.2 | DEVAGIRI, Daulatabad (Cave on the) | ||
10.2 | SARASWATI BAWADI |