AIA Fieldwork Photo Contest 2020

Entry 10562

Submitted by Alexei Alexeev

Ellora Cave Complex

Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

Category: Monuments

The colossal rock-cut Kailashanatha Temple (Cave 16) commissioned by the Rashtrakuta Dynasty king Krishna I (c. 756-774 AD; view from the north-west).

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