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The Kailasa of Ellora and the Chronology of Rashtrakuta Art

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Kailasa Temple

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Hermann Goetz's site-specific art-historical chronology study and an exact replacement for the dossier's vague citation; older scholarship that should be read alongside later work, not treated as a final construction log.

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Kailasa, Cave 16 at Ellora, is a monolithic rock-cut Hindu temple carved from basalt.

Answer / theory: Yes. It is a monolithic rock-cut temple carved from the surrounding basalt. What supports it: The physical structure and site context. What is weak or disputed: Some details of sequence and phasing. Evidence level: Strong Evidence.
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Kailasa is conventionally placed in the Rashtrakuta period and associated with Krishna I, while its exact patronage and construction phases remain debated.

Answer / theory: It is generally associated with Rashtrakuta patronage, especially Krishna I, though exact patronage and phasing are debated. What supports it: Art-historical and inscriptional context. What is weak or disputed: Lack of a simple dedicatory inscription at the temple itself. Evidence level: Strong but not absolute.
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The listed heritage and art-historical sources place Kailasa within historical Indian rock-cut architecture and do not support lost-technology or non-human-builder claims.

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