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Ellora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India.
Ellora is one of the largest monastry-temple cave complexes in the world, featuring Hindu,Buddhist and Jain monuments, dating back from 600-1000CE.
Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by a coalition of Muslim sultanates; its capital was conquered, pillaged and destroyed in 1565, after which Hampi remained in ruins.
There are over 100 caves at the site and cave 16 in particular, features the largest single monolithic rock excavation in the world, the Kailasha temple , a chariot shaped monument dedicated to Lord Shiva.
The main focus in the Hampi includes The Stone chariot , Virupaksha temple, Krishna temple Vitthala temple , Hazara Rama temple etc.
34 of the 100 caves at the site are open to public which includes Buddhist(12) , Hindu(17) AND 5 Jain caves.
Hindu and Buddhist part of caves were built during Rashtrakuta dynasty, and Yadava dynasty, which constructed a number of the Jain caves.
Cave 10 of most notable among Buddhist caves a chaitya worship hall called the Vishvakarma cave, built around 650 CE. Also known as carpenter's cave because the rock has been given a finish that has the appearance of wooden beams.At the heart of this cave is a 15-foot statue of Buddha seated in a preaching pose.

Foods

Naan Khaliya is a concoction of mutton and a variety of spices. Naan is a bread made in a tandoor (hot furnace), while qalia is a mixture of mutton or beef and various spices.

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> Misal Pav. It consists of misal (a spicy curry usually made from moth beans) and pav (a type of Indian bread roll).The final dish is topped with sev, onions, lemon and coriander . It is usually served with bread or rolls toasted with butter and buttermilk. It is served as a breakfast dish, as a snack and also as a full meal.

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Myths

Kailasha temple is a mythical place in itself , the rock is said to be about 6000 years old but the real mystery is how architectures of that time managed to carve a temple from a single rock om that of that the carving was upside down.
Another mystery about Kailasha temple is where did the rest of the rock go which was carved out of the rock. Some myths say extraterrestial beings were involved to move such mass of rock somewhere not to be found again.
Some cave paintings were also found in Ellora saying that the caves itself are much older then the sources say. Experts are trying to find out the real date ellora caves were formed.
Lord Shiva from Hindu trinity is said to be married here with Ellora caves also have some writings on the walls of cave 15 saying that the were not all temples .Some were schools , some were used to live during heavy rains and etc.
The kailasha temple points towards north giving the idea that maybe ellora caves were also used to tell directions to travellers during their journey and acted as a trading colonyt as well.

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