Kailashnath Temple, also Kailash or Kailāsa or…

Kailashnath Temple, also Kailash or Kailāsa or Kailasanath Temple, is one of the thirty-four monasteries and temples known collectively as the Ellora Caves, extending over more than two kilometers, that were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff in the complex located at Ellora, Maharashtra, India.

Of these, the Kailasa (cave 16) is a remarkable example of Dravidian architecture on account of its striking proportion; elaborate workmanship architectural content and sculptural ornamentation of rock-cut architecture.

It is designed to recall Mount Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva.

It is a megalith carved out of one single rock.

It is built in the eighth century by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I.