Where are the Elephanta Caves situated in India?/ एलिफेंटा की गुफाएँ भारत में कहाँ स्थित हैं? Kerala/  केरल Tamil Nadu/ तमिलनाडु Maharashtra/ महाराष्ट्र Madhya Pradesh/ मध्य प्रदेश

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The famous Ajanta and Ellora Caves are located in ……State/ अजंता और एलोरा की प्रसिद्ध गुफाएँ …… राज्य में स्थित हैं Goa/ गोवा Maharashtra/ महाराष्ट्र Karnataka/    कर्नाटक Andhra Pradesh/ आंध्र प्रदेश

Name the oldest site with caves and Rock shelter in India./ भारत में गुफाओं और रॉक शेल्टर वाले सबसे पुराने स्थल का नाम बताइए। Ajanta/ अजंता Bhimbetka/ भीमबेटका Ellora/ एलोरा Burzahom/ बुर्जहोम

Ellora, a cave site in Aurangabad District, is a unique art-historical site in India with thirty-four Buddhist, Brahmanical, and Jain caves dating from the fifth century CE onwards to the eleventh century CE. The caves show the ongoing differences between the two religions—Buddhism and Brahmanical. There are twelve Buddhist caves with many images belonging to Vajrayana Buddhism, such as Tara, Mahamayuri, Akshobhya, Avalokiteshwara, Maitrya, Amitabha, etc. These caves are large in size and consist of single, double, and triple storeys

The outer lower side covering Kopeshwar Temple from Sabha Mandap, Antaral Kaksha and Garbhagruha which consists of series of elephants is called