Ajanta and Ellora

Ajanta and Ellora caves are famous UNESCO World Heritage Sites and are quite popular among travellers from all over the world. Ajanta Caves, located in Aurangabad are mostly Buddhist sites and were used as a retreat by Buddhist Monks. Ellora is west of Aurangabad and have Hindu, Jain and Buddhist sites. These hand-carved caves were built and sponsored by the Indian rulers of those periods and are almost buried by thick forests all around. One of the most famous sites in the entire Ajanta and Ellora Caves is the Kailasa Temple, which is also the single largest monolithic structure in the world. These rock-cut caves containing carvings are some of the best examples of ancient Indian architecture and sculpture. One of the top UNESCO destionations in India.