INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -All of the Ellora monuments were built during the Rashtrakuta dynasty (r. 753-982 CE), which constructed part of the Hindu and Buddhist caves and the Jain caves. Funding for the construction of the monuments was provided by royals, traders and the wealthy of the region.

Detailed explanation-2: -It was built by the Rashtrkuta king, Krishna I. Situated in the south of the precinct, these caves are estimated to have been built during 600 to 730 CE.

Detailed explanation-3: -Built by the Rashtrakuta dynasty between the 5thcentury and the 10th century, the Ellora caves are a confluence of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist ways of life. Situated 18 miles northwest of Aurangabad in Maharashtra, the Ellora caves were declared a World Heritage Site.

Detailed explanation-4: -These 34 monasteries and temples, extending over more than 2 km, were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff, not far from Aurangabad, in Maharashtra. Ellora, with its uninterrupted sequence of monuments dating from A.D. 600 to 1000, brings the civilization of ancient India to life.

Detailed explanation-5: -The caves were developed in the period between 200 B.C. to 650 A.D. The Ajanta caves were inscribed by the Buddhist monks, under the patronage of the Vakataka kings – Harishena being a prominent one.