Indian Temples

Kailash temple is the part of world famous Ellora Caves which was originally built by excavating mammoth 200,000 tons of rock. And Ellora is also considered to be the most massive monumental construction of the world. The carvings and sculptures made on the walls and pillars of Kailash temple at Ellora is unbelievably beautiful and depicts the incredible artistic work by the architects and sculptors of ancient India. Kailash temple is dedicated to Lord of Lords, God Shiva and the beauty of this amazing structure makes it one of the most popular edifices of all the architectures of the world. Kailash temple is the illustration of amazing architectural skills, because the whole temple is constructed by carving complete living granite.

Design & Construction

If we look at the complete layout of the Kailash temple, then we will get to know about its four important parts. The structure of the main temple is a significant part with its entrance gate and cloisters in the vicinity with the holy shrine of Nandi form its important parts. The architectural structures of elephants and lions conquer the central part of the temple which looks a huge and heavy structure. The amazing footstall of this holy shrine makes the temple looks incredibly beautiful.

Kailash temple was constructed by carving out a single huge rock, which is a breakthrough in the conventional way of architectural means. And this is the reason that it took some hundreds of years to attain its final shape. Just a single glimpse of the Kailash temple will make you cognizant of the intense labor involved. The carvings and the sculptures of the temple reflect immense spiritual energy.