Ajanta Ellora caves always fascinated me right from my childhood when I learned about it in my Social Science textbook. It's my wish to pay a visit to this wonder of the world. This should be among the 7 Wonders of world instead of Taj Mahal. Look at the sheer work and intricate detailing that has gone into it This site should be maintained well for the posterity too. Maybe limited visitors can be allowed each day. Too many visitors on a single day stamping on the ancient site can damage it. The pyramids of Egypt also has restrictions to climb on top of it. More study neeeds to be done on the technology used to built such a monolithic site.
First of all this india not egypt. In india we respect what our ancestors did so we are not going to dig and send cameras underground like egypt they have no respect for dead . All the dead sitting in museums. In india we respect temples . You will not see intricate carvings like this anywhere which such perfection in the world that sets india apart from other ancient civilizations.
What would be vision of master architect would be? How would you conceive it without the paper printing press, the universities where they were discussing these ideas.
Islamic invaders tried to destroy and deface a lot of it, as you will notice in other parts of India as well. Carved top down, hard to believe but they had the time, resources and craftsmanship to do this.
kinda of a miracle!! Thousands of Invaders have managed to travel thousands of miles , fight a nation of tens millions in that time , and they had the time to break the stones ! I'm so surprised of that .
@@Malek_YTube then you need to read history of India , Mohammed gahzni raid somnath temple (Gujarat, India) not one or two times but 17 times and historian around the word accept this fact , bhaktiyr khilji set fire nlanda university (also called world first university) and many more examples I should give
Jealous people damaged the hard work of the people because they have no such skills themseleves.. this is what you call beautiful ancient technology and skills of Indian Sanatans HIndus
Just imagine if there were no invasions or as brutal as it was....You seem to be one who is genuine, at least you show appreciation in your curiosity by exploring.
The great tragedy for India and the Mankind is that whatever Civilizational fits and heritage the World is witnessing now from India is merely 1 or 2 Percents of what we had, remaining everything is destroyed by the Islamic barbarian invader rulers.
You are correct...The temples of North and Central India were destroyed by Mughals whenever they would capture...Thats why you will see a lot of Ancient temples in South India and less in North and Central India..also you would see in many old forts the faces of sculptures destroyed
@@rishavkumar1250 haan sabhi ek hi h... Don't tell me aurangzeb didn't destroy that... He was literally living there... And there is recorded history as well. Guess what people do this in Bangladesh Pakistan isis did in Iraq... So in a Muslim majority state destruction of non Islamic structure is a common phenomena. They can be very easily brain washed.
It has to become one of the Wonders of the world. The only largest monolithic structure carved from top to bottom! Phew ! Indian geniuses were on another level. You can't recreate this in modern world with all the latest technology.
You could definitely recreate this with modern technology (even better) but of course that wouldn't be as impressive. The mysteriousness of the ancient technologies makes this place so special
22:15 its depecting birth of Bramha... One of the trinity.. The god sleeping is Vishnu...its not a baby.. All three Bramha.. Vishnu.. And Shiva.. Came into existence at the same time..
If you are a foreign tourist and visited this special temple and temples from South India specially hampi then congratulations you visited real India😊😊😊
It is said that the original temple had a different color that just this darkish rock. There have been attempts to destroy this temple by islamic invaders and it was also set on fire on some occasions in order to destroy it, maybe the thing where you talked about chemical being poured or sprayed is related to that, many parts of this temple have been defaced and destroyed to certain extent. Another thing is this temple has been carved from the top to bottom instead of going from bottom to top or by using cut-in method which adds even more complexity to the whole structure. Imagine the sheer level of planning, drafting plans, engineering, carving skills to carve such temple that too with all highly intricate carvings, multiple levels, multiple rooms, with water drainage, sewerage system etc. Some formations legit look they have been cut through some high powered laser or something. Any blockwork is not from original temple and has been added at much later date mostly in recent times in order make the sight easily accessible for visitors. Maybe they did have some technology that is now lost to time. The name Kailasa means Mount Kailash which is abode of Lord Shiva. There are many carvings on the temple that depict Mahabharata war, Ramayana, Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiv and other Hindu gods and goddesses. The carving at 21:52 is the carving of Lord Narasimha who is 4th avatar of Lord Vishnu,(nar-man, simha-lion) this avatar was incarnated as part-lion, part-man who had Head and hands of a Lion and body of a man. Here the carving depicts Lord Narsimha slaying asura king Hiranyakashap by tearing apart his stomach with his claws. There are many such carvings through this temple that depict different avatars of Lord Vishnu. The carving at 22:12 is depicting Lord Vishnu, the cord shown from his navel has a lotus on top which depicts the creation of all existence and the universe. On that lotus is Lord Brahma who is the God of Creation and part of holy trinity of Hinduism which is Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh(Shiva). Lord Vishnu there is laying down on a 5 headed serpent who is called Sheshnaag, it symbolizes eternity/infinity. The original temple in all its glory must have been a sight to behold.
Wow wow and woooow!! This is absolutely tremendous and I never heard of this place before. I used to be so so interested in history as a kid, being lied to more like! until I dug deeper and I know what I know nowadays. Another reason my 3 year old will never attend schools that lie and indoctrinate him! Unlike his older siblings and myself. We go to forest schools now just 2 days a week and it’s all fun and nature no lies what so ever! Well I hope lol, who knows what the truth is.??!! That’s another take to tell. Awesome place that stew. I must visit one day 💜
Since you are a interested student of history, All of the Ellora monuments were built during the Rashtrakuta dynasty (r. 753-982 CE), which constructed part of the Hindu and Buddhist caves, and the Yadava dynasty (c. 1187-1317), which constructed a number of the Jain caves
I always had this doubt how come a magnificent temple like kailasa was built in non-Dravidian state. today I have checked in wiki and this temple is built under dravidian ruler Krishan 1 from Rashtrakuta dynasty.
The planning involved in a project like this is staggering. You wouldn't be able to just have drones working in shifts; each worker would almost have to know the entire plan to keep from messing up something for the next guy. Food for thought: maybe it is some kind of "geopolymer"; like they excavated the space it occupies, ground up the removed granite, and somehow melted it or reconstituted it into a concrete that was poured into forms. Mind you I don't think that; not for this anyway. Stuff in Peru and Bolivia? More likely.
This temple has broken my mind. It's just not possible. Whoever built this has deep advanced knowledge. We know it's real because we are seeing, but if describe in a book people wouldn't believe it
Shiva BOM Bholenath. It s has been said that the lingam is the space rocket that brought Shiva to earth .Some of those carvings are supposed to be futuristic.I never went there so found what you said very interesting.. Maybe I smoked too much charas mate but if you look in to Shiva in Kalish mountain for the most iconic yoga pose .It s hard to explain Baba Ji
Lol Lingam is not a rocket.. Stop smoking weed.. Shiv linga is just the representation of Shiva... Not rocket.. Not device or anything... It's a sculpture that connects you to Shiva..
Geopollymeer? GEO POLYMER. How can you do a vid on something you can't even pronounce correctly? Do you even know how Geopollymeer is made? Do you know ingredients needed? Do they have that in this area? Is there signs of clay excavation, limestone grinding, caustic soda production, furnaces, Tell us how all the rock is gone from the cutout the temple is situated in? Did Geopollymeer make it disappear? Let's remove all this rock & then build a concrete temple in the cutout? Makes sense. Joseph Davidovits came up with this theory for pyramids. Possibly true. Doesn't mean every single stone structure worldwide is geopolymer. Especially when your research didn't even get as far as how to say the word itself.
The original STRUCTURE was 1st dynastic ANCIENTS. PRE Younger Dryas. Then the PRE FLOOD era 2nd Dynastic Ancients, - meant that civilsations took on the previous stone work, structures and made changes, vandalising, looting, pillaging. They added their mark with added features,. Then came the great flood. The 3rd ERA TODAY onwards. saw idolatry, from Ramayana BEFORE BUDDHIST indoctrination, IDOLATORY. Many claiming the astonishing buildings, statues were built by them! Until of course they were proved time after time they were LYING. Some countries LIKE INDIA made NATIONALISM claims that the INDIANs could be proud of their heritage when the truth was anything BUT. NOT that India was alone re this! These structures were around PRE Younger Dryas.. Add ons and ! PRE FLOOD.. BUT NEVER INDIA !1
Water weathers basalt, this structure is carved from basalt not granite. Why do you think chemicals were the cause of degradation rather than thousands of years of natural water erosion? You will not find any block work, it's been well known for thousands of years this temple was carved from a single rock.
Block Work Block Work Block Work. How many times do you say Block Work in this video? A thousand times maybe. I'm going to be hearing Block Work in my dreams tonight. Good video other than that and cool location.
Everyting is amazing, but what caught my attention was the little squared carving at 9:58 between the 2 statues, what beautiful detail that still you can see, spectacular!!. You are right, the builders may used something we don't . Thank you for sharing!
Every foreign tourist visit golden traingle delhi ..agra .. jaipur... Taj Mahal ..but you are different visited kailasa temple...not like others India has so many things...each state has different....vibe culture.. language... food.... geography...
In India, we have lost the entire temple building principles, architecture, and engineering because of the invasions and colonialism. We no more have people carrying this tradition of temple building from generation. In some parts of the country the community who used to build temples in ancients still exist with surname but they lost all their ancestral knowledge.
The sculptures are depictions from various puranas, at 22 mark, that is Vishnu, the umbilical cord you said, is depiction of brahma who originates from the navel of Maha Vishnu.
South american culture definitely have some connection with indian culture. The Paracas trident/golden trident geoglyph on andes mountain in Peru is mentioned in Ramayana.
Why are you so sceptical? Why did you say concrete. The overhang is stone. Nothing was poured in. The blocked off passageways could be meditation chambers for monks. Just imagine that this site was rediscovered by a British soldier who was lost during a hike. Site was not known to man for a few hundred years as it was totally covered in jungle.
This is the only Structure is world which is carved in Single stone and carved from top to down. So simply this is not construction it's carving whole building is carving. and some renovation is construction to fix damages. many carvings was destroyed by Mughals.
Absolutely outstanding! In XVII century Mughal emperor ordered the destruction of many temples in Ellora. Anyway the Kailasa damages has been not so relevant (the bridge, some carved elephant, different sculptures and carvings). Just wondering at 26:42 and at 28:25 how this can be the original carved in stone pillar if it have some reinforced grid?
What a baffling & fascinating set of structures. I was initially thinking ... it could have been a university of carvings and sculptures? It does look like something out of Star Wars. I had bad vibes from a lot of it. Not sure why 🤷♀️. Then I was thinking could it be laser sculpture? I read recently, about accoustic levitation for some collosal buildings but who knows. 🤷♀️
It was a temple, and it was funded by the Rashtrakuta dynasty, might be interesting to you. India had the finest craftsmanship and still has, as it is evident in those sculptures
@@nandishhegde9025 that history is wrong . Actually raskakutra only restore this temple not built . New theory suggest this temple is old more than 3000 years
I just found your video recently. And I would say, ITS FCKING AMAZING to watch that kind of unbelievable structure with your guide. Which is important, because I have been very impressed and liked by your passion and knowledge on this subject. Glad to find you and watch your delightful and informative video. Really appreciate that.
Hey ! The lingam indeed is a representation of cosmic energy. Its a symbol of the god Shiva ( one of the gods in the trinity , often called the god of gods).
Scooped just like megaliths in Aswan. The striations it leaves,literally reminds of marks on a thub of ice cream after they scoop it.I don't think it was acid but more like solar flares, same thing in Egypt and Puma Pumku.Brian Forester explained it very well.
I couldn't understand your purpose of this video. 90% of it is questioning the architectural authenticity. I don't know what authority you have over geology and architecture, all you seem to know is geopolymer and chemical wash and blocks. It was amazing to hear the chisel marks to be called clawing, the natural erosion to be termed chemical wash. Please do you homework thoroughly before misguiding a large number of people worldwide. You are looking for remains of the stones dug out so according to you after building new houses the debris remains scattered all over the place for decades to prove that a house has been built. Please stick to Biryani in Kochi
Earlier non-related civilisations leaving their handiwork and skill to be found by whoever moves in next accounts for what we find with the Mayan/Inca and the Sumerians/Egyptian builders. Why would this site be any different than what we find there? How much of this site is reconstructed or destroyed by modern day hands remains the same old question? Be mindful of these facts.
when fluid passes over a lingem, t\he precious metals under it initiate the electrolysis and activate the fluid also adding metals to it like colloidal gold which has healing properties. so what is viewed as spiritual hudu is actually scientific.
Remnant of a huge melted down structure,worked on by later day artisans.😮 Geopolymers may have been the order of the day.😊 Advanced technology is the product of an advanced mind. What if an advanced mind can visualise dimensions differently. They must have a technique of making carvings very fast and easy.And being able to fuse stone.
Your interpretations are wrong in some regards. Its all a single carved/scooped monolith with unfinished overhangs. The entire place was supposed to be carved on all sides upto the top surrounding the main temple. The side overhangs would probably house quarters worshippers/caretakers/travelers. The remnants of color coatings you see was how the rough rock was then decorated back then which has weathered due to rainfall, time. Also the damage that you see is mostly due to Islamic invaders trying to destroy Hindu/non-islamic temples and then due to just passage of time weathering. And the carved sculptures you see are various Hindu dieties like Durga killing a demon on her spear, Vishnu reclined on his snake throne, etc
I visited in 2011. Do you remember lotr? Those small tunnels going underground are all blocked, but it is evident that there is more to this place than meets the eye, especially on subsurface level. They are actively hiding the traces of dwarves and elves, and saying muslims have destroyed it, which is not true.
Amazing and an excellent video, thank you so much for sharing this with all of us, Stew! It brought to my mind the people who lived 700-900 years, back in early Genesis, over 5,000 years ago...they could have gained great knowledge over that amount of lifetime. I also see two "landing pads" at 36:00 - maybe for flying saucer technology? Maybe all this detail was a form of energy that an aircraft that landed on top could gain to refuel? Just wondering...this is incredible stonework! I know it's said to have been built 1300 years ago, but what if it was not originally built to be a temple, but a castle, palace, or energy station?
Carved, carved, carved, No, it is Shaped, Not, by physical tools. But, by Thought-Power, De-materializing the take-out, projected the atoms, and Materialized other constructions, (somewhere else ?)
@@VICTOR-ok3mgbhimtas should chill now u guys claiming all ! U guys so blind to see all that so called Buddhism and Hinduism is same shit ! Go ask Thailand and Balinese peoples they don't differentiate u guys Still under divide and rule they say they follow both at same time !Buddha not even ones said he's opening so called magical religion same for Hinduism its not real its an avengers level lore and u should avoid ur self by this invaders divide and rule propaganda !
Remanence from another realm, maybe another simulation, but definitely a gorgeous distraction created by reality itself… we will never know, but remember that everything in this realm is made to distract us from what we really came here for, and that is to really get to know ourselves and see beyond the screen. Much love ❤
Stew I just came back from a visit there 3 weeks ago, the whole place has a crack going through it from 1 to 34 and the main structure at 16, it reminds me of other places I have been, this looks like a place that makes energy of sorts, be nice to hear your opinion.
Definitely this video gives a complete and detailed view of Ellora kailasnath temple. I have not come across any other video which gives in depth view of this architectural marvel as this video shows. Thanks a lot.
