31K views · 845 reactions | How does one carve 2 million cubic feet of stone out of a hill to create the magnificent Kailasa Temple—that too, using the tools available over 1,200 years ago? Watch historian William Dalrymple talk about the mind-blowing details of this ancient marvel that was brought to life in Ellora during the reign of the Rashtrakuta dynasty. #KailasaTemple #Ellora #WilliamDalrymple | HISTORY | Facebook

Kailasa Temple, carved entirely from a single rock at Ellora, India, is a breathtaking 8th-century complex whose intricate façades, towering pillars, and detailed sculptures reveal extraordinary skill and vision in ancient rock-cut architecture... #fblifestyle | We Love Ancient Aliens

At the base of the Kailasa Temple in Ellora, a procession of intricately carved life-sized elephants seems to bear the weight of the entire monolithic shrine, which was hewn from the rock face in a remarkable top-down excavation... #fblifestyle #theancientplacetobe #AncientDiscoveries #ancient #AncientDiscoveries #AncientHistory #archaeology #architecture | We Love Ancient Aliens