Ellora Caves

Ellora Caves Entry fees, Opening Timings, Route info, History

Ellora Caves Timings

S.No	Day	Opening Timings
1	Sunday	6:00 am – 6:00 pm
2	Monday	6:00 am – 6:00 pm
3	Tuesday	Closed
4	Thursday	6:00 am – 6:00 pm
5	Friday	6:00 am – 6:00 pm
6	Saturday	6:00 am – 6:00 pm
7	Sunday	6:00 am – 6:00 pm

Ellora Caves Entry fees

Entry for	Ticket Cost/ person
SAARC (Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Maldives and Afghanistan)	Rs.10
BIMSTEC Countries (Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar)	Rs.10
Foreigners	10$
Children ( under 15 years)	Free

Ellora Caves Information

Caves	Details
Caves 1 to 12	Buddhist Caves.  Earliest 500 -700 AD
Caves 13 to 29	Brahmanism Caves
Caves 30 to 34	Jainism Caves

Taxi Parking is available at Cave 16.

Ellora Caves 1 to 12 (Buddhist Caves)

Cave	Details
Cave 1	Plain Vihara with 8 cells
Cave 2	12 massive columns with cushion capitals to support the roof
Cave 3	The lotus on which Buddha is seated
Cave 5	Largest Vihara with 35.66 mt by 17 mt. 24 pillars hold the roof
Cave 6	Pics from Buddhist folklore.
Cave 7, 8, 9	Not much to notice
Cave 10	Proper Chaitya-hall.
Cave 11 and 12	Large 3 storey structures. Cave 12 is bigger of the two.

Ellora Caves 14 to 29 (Brahmanism Caves)

Cave	Details
Cave 14	Images of Durga, Vishnu, Lakshmi
Cave 15	Double-storeyed courtyard.
Cave 16	Kailasha. Siva’s mountain abode.
Cave 17	Images of Siva Linga, Brahma, Vishnu, Ganesh and Mahishasuramardini
Cave 18	4 Pillars and Siva Linga
Cave 19	Siva Linga in the Garbha Griha
Cave 20	Siva Linga and Images of Ganesh
Cave 21	Pics depicts Parvati’s marriage.
Cave 22	Neelkanth and is a river
Cave 23 and 24	Garbha Griha
Cave 25	Image of Sun God in a Rath.
Cave 26	Same as Cave 21
Cave 27	Images of Haldhar Balram, Krishna, Shej Shaai Vishnu, Varah Avatar.
Cave 29	It is a group of halls built in the form of a cross.

 

Ellora Caves 30 to 34 (Jainism Caves)

Cave	Details
Cave 30	Chota Kailash. Images of Lord Mahavira
Cave 31	Images of Jain Gods (Tirthankaras)
Cave 32	Indra Sabha. Images of Mahavir.
Cave 34	Images of Jain saints and their attendants

How to reach Ellora Caves?

By Air

1. The nearest airport is at Aurangabad which is 35 Km away.

By Train

1. The nearest railway station is at Aurangabad which is 18 Km away.

By Road

1. The Taxi is available from Aurangabad to the Caves.

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