The Ellora Caves : are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Aurangabad, India. It is one of the largest rock-cut cave complexes in the world, with artwork dating from AD 600–1000, including Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain caves.^[1][2] The complex is a leading example of Indian rock-cut architecture, and several are not strictly "caves" in that they have no roof. Cave 16 features the largest single monolithic rock excavation in the world, the Kailash temple, a chariot-shaped monument dedicated to the god Shiva. The Kailash temple excavation also features sculptures depicting various Hindu deities as well as relief panels summarizing the two major Hindu epics. There are over 100 caves at the site, all excavated from the basalt cliffs in the Charanandri Hills, 34 of which are open to the public.[3] These consist of 17 Hindu (caves 13–29), 12 Buddhist (caves 1–12) and 5 Jain (caves 30–34) _caves,[4][5]each group

The Ajanta Caves: are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India.[1][2][3] Ajanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2] Universally regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, the caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures, described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotions through gesture, pose and form.[4][5][6] The caves were built in two phases, the first starting around the second century BCE and the second occurring from 400 to 650 CE, according to older accounts, or in a brief period of 460–480 CE according to later scholarship.[7] The Ajanta Caves constitute ancient monasteries (Viharas) and worship-halls (Chaityas) of different Buddhist traditions carved into a 75-metre (246 ft) wall of rock.[8][9] The caves also present paintings depicting the past lives[10] and rebirths of the

The Bibi Ka Makbara :(lit. 'Tomb of the Lady'[1][2]) is a tomb located in the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was commissioned in 1660 by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's son, Prince Azam Shah, in the memory of his mother Dilras Banu Begum (posthumously known as Rabia-ul-Durrani).[3][4][5] It bears a striking resemblance to the Taj Mahal, the mausoleum of Aurangzeb's mother, Mumtaz Mahal, which is why it is also called the Taj of the Deccan or the Dakkhani Taj.[6] Bibi Ka Maqbara is the second largest structure built by Aurangzeb, the largest being the Badshahi Mosque.[7] The monument is currently maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India. It has often been compared to the Taj Mahal, which Bamber Gascoigne argues "has often obscured its own very considerable charm".[8] Bibi Ka Maqbara is the "principal monument" of Aurangabad and its historic city.[9][10] An inscription found on the main entrance door mentions

the dulatabad fort :In 1499, Devagiri, already renamed Daulatabad, became part of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate, who used it as their secondary capital. In 1610, near Daulatabad Fort, the new city of Aurangabad, then named Khadki, was established to serve as the capital of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate by the Ethiopian military leader Malik Ambar, who was brought to India as a slave but rose to become a popular Prime Minister of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate. Most of the present-day fortifications at Daulatabad Fort were constructed under the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.Daulatabad (19°57'N 75°15'E) is located at a distance of 16 km northwest of Aurangabad, the district headquarters and midway to the Ellora Caves.[15] The original widespread capital city is now mostly unoccupied and has been reduced to a village. Much of its survival depends on the tourists to the old city and the adjacent fort.

Ghrishneshwar Jyotirlinga :(IAST: Ghṛṣṇeśvara), also known as Grishneswhar, is a Hindu temple of Shiva in Verul village of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. It is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga mandirs.[2][3][4] The mandir is a national protected site, one and a half kilometers away from the Ellora Caves, 30 kilometres (19 miles) north-west of the Aurangabad, and 300 kilometres (190 miles) east-northeast far from Mumbai.[5] Ghrishneshwar is mentioned in the Shiva Purana, the Skanda Purana, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.[6] The etymology is not sure. Several traditional accounts exist for the origin of the Sanskrit compound ghṛṣṇeśvara: The first account is a story from the Padma Purana where a devoted woman named Ghṛṣṇā asks Śiva to come and reside in this place. Thus, the name Lord of Ghṛṣṇā [ghṛṣṇeśvara]. The second story Parvati as rubbing (Sanskrit root ghṛṣ-) safron on her palms, and out of the rubbing this particular Shivlinga is produced.[7]