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Starting Temples

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Caves 1 to 12 are Buddhist; Caves 13 to 29 are Brahmanical and Caves 30 to 34 are Jaina. Two more groups of caves are noticed on the Elaganga and on an upper terrace, namely, the Ganesh Leni and Jogeshwari Leni.
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But of all the groups, none are so deserving of notice as the ones in Ellora, about 25 kilometers from Aurangabad, where are some of the largest and most elaborately carved specimens of the work of all three sects, Buddhists, Hindus and Jains. These group of caves were excavated during the Rashtrakuta dynasty. This series of 34 caves are the most magnificent and the most interesting in India. The only group of caves that can rival this is the Ajanta but Ajanta is monotonous and belong to Buddhism. Even though excavation at Ellora began at the time they ceased in Ajanta, an immense additional interest was added by introducing Hindu and Jain places of worship.
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In Indian terms, these caves or rock cut temples are called “Varshavas (Varsha + Awaas), means place to stay during the rainy season. The rulers of the era got these excavated for the benefit of monks and trades who move from one place to another. Later, when monks started making these as shelters for a longer duration the rulers also supported by making them places of worship.
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