Temples
ancient temples
Kailasa Temple
Kailasa Temple near Ajanta and Ellora Introduction The Kailasa or the Kailasanatha, is the unrivaled centerpiece of Ellora. This is designed to recall Mount Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva – looks like a freestanding, multi-storeyed temple complex, but it…
Baalbek (Baalbeck)
Introduction Baalbeck is a city in eastern Lebanon famous chiefly for its magnificent, excellently preserved Roman temple ruins. It was a flourishing Phoenician town when the Greeks occupied it in 331 B.C. They renamed it “Heliopolis” (City of the Sun).…
