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What is the probable origin of the word âElloraâ? |
Answer» <p>Ellora, also called Verul or Elura, is the short form of the ancient nameElapura.The older form of the name has been found in ancient references such as the Baroda inscription of 812 CE which mentions "the greatness of this edifice" and that "this great edifice was built on a hill by Krishnaraja at Elapura". The edifice in the inscription being the Kailasa temple (Cave 16).In the Indian tradition, each cave is named and has a suffixGuha(Sanskrit),LenaorLeni(Marathi), meaning cave.</p> | |