The Kailasha (IAST: Kailāśa) or Kailashanatha (IAST: Kailāśanātha) temple is the largest of the rock-cut once a Shiva temple modified to Buddhists by rulers at the Ellora Caves near Chhatrapati Sambhajingar district, Maharashtra of Maharashtra, India. A megalith carved from a cliff face is considered one of the most remarkable cave temples in the world because of its size, architecture, and sculptural treatment.[1] It has been called "the climax of the rock-cut phase of Indian architecture".[2] The top of the structure over the sanctuary is 32.6 meters (107 ft) above the level of the court below,[3] and although the rock face slopes downwards from the temple's rear to the front, archaeolo...