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1. 1"Section II: Periodic Report on the State of Conservation of Ellora Caves, India, 2003". UNESCO. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed4. ↑"Ellora's Kailasa Temple: Built from the Top". _www.livehistoryindia.com_. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed7. 1Deepak Kannal 1996, p.101.
Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed8. 1Lisa Owen 2012, p.135.
Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed9. 1Lisa Owen 2012, p.136.
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Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed11. 1M. K. Dhavalikar 1982, p.33.
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Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed16. ↑M. K. Dhavalikar 1982, p.42.
Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed17. ↑M. K. Dhavalikar 1982, pp.39–40.
Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed18. ↑M. K. Dhavalikar 1982, p.41.
Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed19. ↑M. K. Dhavalikar 1982, p.44.
Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed20. 1M. K. Dhavalikar 1982, p.35.
Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed21. ↑M. K. Dhavalikar 1982, pp.37–38.
Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed22. ↑M. K. Dhavalikar 1982, pp.38–39.
Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed23. ↑Rajan, K.V. Soundara (1998). _Rock-cut Temple Styles_. Mumbai: Somaily Publications. pp.142–143. ISBN81-7039-218-7.
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Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed26. ↑Dalrymple, Sam (22 February 2025). "Ellora: A Wonder of the World". _Travels of Samwise_. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
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Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed29. ↑M. K. Dhavalikar 1982, pp.38–40.
Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed30. ↑Deepak Kannal 1996, p.108.
Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed31. ↑Habib, Irfan (2007). _Medieval India the study of a civilization_. National Book Trust, India. p.49. ISBN978-81-237-5255-6.
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Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessedSource / catalogue ↗ Additional / archive link ↗* Deepak Kannal (1996). _Ellora, an Enigma in Sculptural Styles_. Books & Books. ISBN9788185016474.
Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessedSource / catalogue ↗* Michell, George, _The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India, Volume 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu_, 1990, Penguin Books, ISBN0140081445
Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessed* Lisa Owen (2012). _Carving Devotion in the Jain Caves at Ellora_. BRILL. ISBN978-90-04-20629-8.
Listed by Wikipedia; underlying work not assessedSource / catalogue ↗* M. K. Dhavalikar (2003). _Ellora_. Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0-19-565458-5.
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