Kailasa Temple, Ellora
Carved downwards out of a single cliff until a whole temple stood free of the rock, courtyards and all.
- Where
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 20.0239, 75.1792
Get the Kailasa Temple, Ellora stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kailasa Temple, Ellora. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kailasa Temple, Ellora
Ellora Caves 0.4 km
Thirty four temples of three religions cut into one basalt cliff, including Kailasa, carved downward from a single rock.
Grishneshwar Temple 1.7 km
The last of the twelve Jyotirlingas, beside Ellora.
Tomb of Aurangzeb 2.5 km
An unmarked grave at Khuldabad, left plain by his own instruction, in the courtyard of a Sufi shrine.
Daulatabad Fort 9.7 km
A hill fort with a moat cut from rock and a spiral tunnel defenders could fill with smoke, never taken by force.
Aurangabad Caves 18 km
Buddhist caves nobody stops for, above the city.
Bibi ka Maqbara 20 km
Aurangzeb's son built it for his mother in imitation of the Taj, on a tenth of the budget, and it shows honestly.
Salim Ali Lake 22 km
A Mughal tank at Aurangabad renamed for the ornithologist, with a bird park round it.
Pitalkhora Caves 38 km
Fourteen caves in a ravine in the Satmalas, among the earliest rock-cut work in the Deccan.
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Questions
Where is Kailasa Temple, Ellora?
Kailasa Temple, Ellora is in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ellora Caves (0.4 km), Grishneshwar Temple (1.7 km), Tomb of Aurangzeb (2.5 km).
How do I get the Kailasa Temple, Ellora stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kailasa Temple, Ellora and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kailasa Temple, Ellora before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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