Place: Maharashtra
Time : December
Venue: Ellora Cave Temple
Significance: Dance & Music Festival

It is a festival of dance and music held December in the splendid surroundings of the world-heritage listed cave temple of Ellora, about 30km from Aurangabad, Maharashtra.  

There are 34 caves cut out of the sloping side of the Chamadri hills. Excavated between 600-1000 AD, the caves belong to Buddhists, Jain and Hindu faiths. Ellora represents some 300 years of experiments carried out by different faiths with their very different iconography and structural compulsions. Another 28 caves have been discovered later by the archeological Survey of India. The masterpiece of Ellora is the Kailash Temple. It is the world's largest monolithic sculpture, sculpted out of a rock by 7000 labourers over a 150 year period.

This festival showcases the best talents and is a unique and charming way to experience the magnificent caves, imbibing centuries of history and culture. This Festival is organised by Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) where India's renowned artists perform their talents in music and dance.

Contact Address

Ellora Festival
Maharashtra Tourism Devt. Corpn. (M T D C) 
9th Floor, Express Towers 
Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400021 
Ph: 022 - 2024522 / 2024584 / 2023439 
Fax: 022 - 2024521 

How to get there

Air:  The nearest airport is Aurangabad.
Rail: Aurangabad is the nearest railway station on South Central Railway Line. Mumbai - Aurangabad via Manmad (388-km) and via Pune (400-km).
Road: Aurangabad, is well connected by road. Tourists can take taxi from Aurangabad to access Ajanta and Ellora Caves.