Ellora Caves
#6من أصل 7 مكانًا للزيارة في AurangabadAurangabad, ماهاراشترا
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إجابة سريعة
ساعات العمل: 09:00–17:30, closed Tuesdays, last entry 17:00. رسوم الدخول: ₹40 للهنود · ₹600 للأجانب. خصّص 4 hrs. أفضل وقت: 09:00 – 11:00.
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- ساعات العمل
- 09:00–17:30
- Closed Tuesdays
- رسوم الدخول
- ₹40 للهنود
- التذكرة تبدأ من
- الوقت اللازم
- 4 hrs
- أفضل وقت في اليوم
- 09:00 – 11:00
- أفضل الأشهر
- Oct – Mar
- العنوان
- Ellora, Khuldabad taluka, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra 431102
عن Ellora Caves
Ellora Caves contain 34 rock-cut monuments cut into a 2-kilometre basalt escarpment: 12 Buddhist caves at the southern end, 17 Hindu caves in the centre, and 5 Jain caves at the northern end, carved between roughly the 6th and 10th centuries CE. The site's single defining structure is Cave 16, the Kailasa Temple, a freestanding Hindu temple carved downward out of solid rock rather than built upward from a foundation — masons removed an estimated 200,000 tonnes of basalt from the cliff face to leave the temple standing in a deep courtyard of their own making. The stone is a dark, fine-grained volcanic basalt, distinct from the sandstone at Rajasthan's forts and considerably harder to carve, which explains why Ellora's sculptural detail favours bold, deep-cut relief over the fine filigree seen in softer stone.
أفضل وقت في اليوم: 09:00 – 11:00. To see the Kailasa Temple's courtyard before tour buses converge and before the unshaded rock-cut plaza heats up.
التصوير
₹25 رسوم الكاميرا
مواعيد Ellora Caves
يفتح Ellora Caves في 09:00 ويغلق في 17:30. وتظل المواعيد نفسها يومَي السبت والأحد.
- ساعات العمل
- 09:00–17:30
Monday 09:00–17:30 Tuesday Closed Wed–Sun 09:00–17:30 - 09:00 – 17:30 daily except closed weekly (last entry 17:00)
- يُغلق يوم
- Tuesday
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سعر تذكرة Ellora Caves
| التذكرة | السعر |
|---|---|
| الزوار الهنود | ₹40 |
| الزوار الأجانب | ₹600 |
| الأطفال | مجاني |
| الكاميرا | ₹25 |
Children under 15 enter free. The ₹25 fee applies to video cameras only; still photography is included in the entry ticket. Online booking through the ASI ticketing portal is available and typically avoids the counter queue. As of 2026, verify at the counter.
تم جمع الأسعار من asi.nic.in والسجلات العامة، وآخر تحديث في . قد تتغيّر دون إشعار مسبق — تأكد منها قبل السفر. كيف نكتب هذه الأدلة
أفضل وقت لزيارة Ellora Caves
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Very busy
09:00 – 11:00
Morning OpeningBest time to go
Gates open at 09:00. The Kailasa Temple courtyard is walkable without crowd pressure and the Buddhist caves at the southern end are nearly empty.
Quiet11:00 – 14:00
Tour Group Peak
Day-trip coaches from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and beyond converge on the Kailasa Temple; the elephant gateway queue can exceed 30 minutes during winter weekends.
Very busy14:00 – 16:00
Midday Heat
Many groups depart for lunch or head toward Grishneshwar and Daulatabad. The exposed basalt plaza reaches high temperatures with little shade.
Moderate16:00 – 17:30
Late Afternoon
A second smaller wave of visitors arrives for cooler temperatures and warm late light on the Kailasa Temple's carved facade before the 17:30 close.
Moderate
تاريخ Ellora Caves
Carving at Ellora spans four centuries and several ruling dynasties, beginning with the Buddhist caves around the 6th century CE under Kalachuri and early Chalukya patronage, followed by the Hindu caves through the 7th and 8th centuries, and concluding with the Jain caves by the 10th century under Rashtrakuta rule. The Kailasa Temple, Ellora's centrepiece, is attributed primarily to the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I (r. 757–773 CE), though some inscriptions suggest construction may have begun under his predecessor Dantidurga. The temple was carved top-down: masons first cut three deep trenches into the cliff to isolate a single block of rock, then sculpted the shikhara (tower) first and worked their way toward ground level, a sequence opposite to conventional temple-building. A persistent local legend credits an architect named Kokasa with the design, but this attribution appears only in Marathi-language accounts from the 15th century onward and has no contemporaneous epigraphic support — it should be treated as legend rather than documented history. UNESCO inscribed Ellora as a World Heritage Site in 1983, recognising the site as a rare place where Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain monastic traditions were carved within walking distance of one another.
القواعد والآداب في Ellora Caves
Cave 16, the Kailasa Temple, draws the overwhelming majority of visitors and gets genuinely congested by mid-morning; the courtyard's stone walkways narrow at the elephant gateway and shuffling queues are common on weekends and during school holiday periods. Shoes come off before entering the inner shrine chambers of the active Hindu and Jain caves — most have a shoe rack at the entrance, though carrying a cloth bag to hold shoes while walking between caves saves repeated stops. Tripods are prohibited without prior written ASI clearance, and drones are banned outright across the site. Unlicensed individuals offering guide services cluster near the main gate and the Kailasa Temple entrance; verify a guide's ASI-issued identity card, which carries a numbered holographic seal, before agreeing to a rate.
نصائح لزيارة Ellora Caves
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Ellora needs a minimum of four hours to see even a selective route through the three cave groups, and a full day if the goal is all 34 caves — most visitors in practice concentrate on the Kailasa Temple (Cave 16), the Buddhist viharas (Caves 10–12), and two or three of the more detailed Hindu caves rather than attempting the entire sequence. The Buddhist caves at the southern end receive noticeably fewer visitors than the Kailasa Temple and are worth the extra walk for their quieter, multi-storeyed vihara halls. Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple sits about 2 km away and pairs naturally with an Ellora visit, ideally scheduled first thing in the morning before either site gets busy. Daulatabad Fort lies roughly 13 km back toward the city on the same road, making a fort-then-caves sequence the standard day-trip order from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Carry water; vendor stalls exist near the main gate but there is little shade or refreshment along the escarpment itself.
كيفية الوصول إلى Ellora Caves
النجمة الحمراء تمثّل Ellora Caves؛ والدبابيس المرقّمة هي أقرب 2 أماكن في أدلتنا، ويظهر على كل منها ترتيبه في مدينته. اضغط على أي دبوس لمزيد من التفاصيل.
Ellora, Khuldabad taluka, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra 431102الاتجاهات في خرائط Google
من Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport (IXU)
₹700–₹90029 km · 50–60 min
Prepaid taxi
من Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Railway Station (AWB)
₹650–₹85030 km · 55–65 min
Taxi); MSRTC bus service to Ellora for approximately ₹50
من Daulatabad Fort
₹250–₹35013 km · 20 min
Auto-rickshaw or shared taxi, negotiated
أقرب مطار
من Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport (IXU)
29 km, approximately 50–60 minutes by road.
أقرب محطة قطار
من Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Railway Station (AWB)
30 km, approximately 55–65 minutes.
الأسئلة الشائعة عن Ellora Caves
Which day is Ellora Caves closed?
Tuesday. Ellora Caves are closed to visitors every Tuesday, unlike Ajanta Caves, which close on Monday — the two schedules do not match, so plan a two-day itinerary around this difference.
How much time is needed to see Ellora Caves properly?
A minimum of four hours for a selective route covering the Kailasa Temple, the main Buddhist viharas, and a few Hindu caves. Seeing all 34 caves requires closer to a full day.
Is the Kailasa Temple carved from a single piece of rock?
Yes. Masons removed an estimated 200,000 tonnes of basalt from the cliff face, carving the temple downward from the top of the rock rather than assembling it from separate blocks.
Can Ellora Caves be combined with Grishneshwar Temple and Daulatabad Fort in one day?
Yes. Grishneshwar sits about 2 km from Ellora and Daulatabad Fort about 13 km away on the same road toward the city, making a fort-temple-caves sequence a standard single-day itinerary from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
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