A festival of rays will be celebrated at Ellora Caves as the Sun rays will fall on the face of the Buddha statue on March 10, 11.
There is a Chaityagruha in cave No. 10 in world famous Ellora caves. There is a huge statue of Lord Buddha here. The feelings on the face and the environment give a pleasing feeling to everyone. The statue is in Dhammachakra Paravatan mudra and along with there are statues of Padmapani and Vajrapani Bodhisattvas. The Sun rays will fall on the face of the Buddha statue on March 10, and 11 between 4.30 pm and 5.15 in the cave. Sculpture research Institute secretary Dr Sanjay Paikrao has appealed to the people to visit Ellora caves on these two days and witness this unique event.
Ellora Caves are a multi-religious rock-cut cave complex with inscriptions dating from the period 6th century CE onwards, located in the Aurangabad District of Maharashtra, India.
Today, the Ellora Caves, along with the nearby Ajanta Caves, are a major tourist attraction in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra and are a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
