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Description: | Illustration of pillars from cave temples at Ellora from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Elura Cave Temples Brahmanical and Jaina, IIII.' The spectacular site of Ellora, in��Maharashtra, ��is famous for its series of Buddhist,��Hindu��and Jain cave temples excavated into the rocky fa��ade of a cliff of basalt. The works were��carried out��under the patronage of the Kalachuri, the Chalukya and the Rashtrakuta dynasties between the��sixth and the ninth centuries. Illustrated on right is a pillar from Dhumar Lena, cave XXIX. This is one of the earliest caves of the Hindu series��can be��dated��to the Kalachuri period of the��early 6th Century,��due to its��similarity��with��the Elephanta cave. Illustrated on left is a pillar from Cave XVII. Cave XVII, also known as Chhota (small) Dhumar Lena, is part of the Hindu group of caves and dates to the late 6th century. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Burgess, James (1832-1916) | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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