UNESCO WHS - Ellora Caves Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Ellora Caves - एलोरा गुफाएं - 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. Not only is the Ellora complex a unique artistic creation and a technological exploit but, with its sanctuaries devoted to Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism, it illustrates the spirit of tolerance that was characteristic of ancient India. World Heritage Sites in India - Name: Ellora Caves - एलोरा गुफाएं - Country: India Location: Verul Village, Khulatabad Taluk, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra State Inscription: 1983 Category: Cultural (i)(iii)(vi) Unesco Ref: 243 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the site.