Place · Shaiva · West India · Ellora, Maharashtra

Kailasa temple, Ellora (Cave 16)

Also called: Kailash temple, Ellora Cave 16

The rock-cut Shiva temple begun under the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I (757–772). Its galleries carry the genuine three-god scenes: Harihara with Nandi and Garuda, Tripurantaka twice with Brahma as charioteer, and Lingodbhava with Brahma and Vishnu searching the pillar.

Sources: Manifestation of the unmanifested: Shiva sculptures of the Kailash temple, Ellora — Sahapedia · see Kailasa temple, Ellora (Cave 16)'s web

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Kailasa temple, Ellora (Cave 16) home of

Harihara (Form) Shaiva · The three gods together on the Kailasa temple, Ellora
Eastern gallery and Nandi pavilion, flanked by Nandi and Garuda.
Shiva (God) Shaiva · The three gods together on the Kailasa temple, Ellora
Lingodbhava and Tripurantaka panels; Kailasa temple of Krishna I.

Stories 4

The pillar of light
Origin · 6 tellings
How Vishnu and Shiva became one body
Temple legend · 4 tellings
The burning of the three cities
Legend · 4 tellings
The three gods together on the Kailasa temple, Ellora
In stone and bronze · 1 telling

Cited

Manifestation of the unmanifested: Shiva sculptures of the Kailash temple, Ellora — Sahapedia Scholarly