Kailashnath Temple otherwise called Kailash Temple is a popular sanctuary that was uncovered in a basalt shake in the compound arranged at Ellora, Maharashtra, India. It is said that the Kailash Temple was developed in the mid of eighth century under the direction of King Krishna I (757-775 CE) of the Rashtrakuta period for his Nepalese ruler as she was feeling the loss of the nearness of Kailash Mountain in the wake of moving to the Deccan. The ruler was a gigantic supporter of master Shiva.. This sanctuary is the world's major momentous structure engraved from a piece of shake and the most far reaching rock-cut activities at any point started.

Kailash Temple is committed to Lord Shiva and the symbol display in the sanctuary is measures one hundred sixty four feet long and one hundred nine feet wide. This sanctuary is situated close to the villa of Ellora and from Aurangabad its separation is only 30 Kms. Ever of, this sanctuary is accepted as a standout amongst the most sublime structures. This is one of the principle 34 unearthings at Ellora that took right around a century to prepare.
Kailashnath is the most famous and mammoth of the hollows sanctuaries at the Ellora compound. Kailash is the perfect case for immense exertion with style, relics and amazing craftsmanship. Its carvings mean the conventions Brahmanical Hindu that delineates the stories of Shiva, Parvati, Ramayana, Mahabharata and numerous different divinities of Hindu folklore.
Design of Kailashnath Temple
Be that as it may, every one of the caverns at Ellora are structural marvels, yet the Kailash Temple is the encapsulation and the pinnacle of their creative craftsmanship. The multi-level sanctuary with its pyramidal structure looks like Mount Kailash, the home of Lord Shiva. It is the greatest fantastic development on the planet which was uncovered in the best to down way from an exclusive shake. Its cantilevered shake roof is likewise the biggest on the planet.
It is extending in the region which is twofold that of the Pantheon in Athens, Greece. Its stature is 98 feet, width is 109 feet and tallness is 164 feet from the anteroom to the rear of this give in. It is expected that 2,00,000 lakhs huge amounts of shake required to be isolated out which required seven thousand workers and nearly took 150 years to burrow the entire structure. Prior, the sanctuary was secured with white mortar which influenced it to appear to be like snow-shrouded Mount Kailash.
Unique Features of Kailashnath Temple
Kailashnath sanctuary is in excess of an altar of landmark than of design as it was made via cutting of rocks as opposed to making up the sanctuary by a structural.
It is the greatest shake cut sanctuary.
There is a pyramidal pinnacle which is around thirty meters high and looks like mount Kailash.
There are five sanctuary committed to Parvati, Ganesha, Rudra, Saptamatri and Chand which are situated in the base of the pinnacle.
It remains on a high plinth which is 7.5 meters in tallness and cut with models of lions and elephants.
Outside the passage of the Shiva lingam there are numerous glorious painting and molded which remind the admirer about the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
The passage of the sanctuary is twofold storied and the holy places of Nandi have two parts each having a Trishul, which is the indication of Shiva.