Which is the Largest rock-cut shrine in India
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Sanchi Stupa, Sanchi
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Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra
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Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur
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Kailash Temple, Ellora
The Kailash Temple at Ellora (c. 8th century) is the largest rock-cut shrine in India, carved from a single rock from top to bottom. Ajanta has Buddhist caves but none match Kailash Temple's scale. Sanchi Stupa is built, not rock-cut. Gol Gumbaz is a tomb with a large dome, not a rock-cut temple.
The Kailash Temple at Ellora (Cave 16) is the largest single monolithic rock-cut structure in the world, carved top-down out of a single basalt rock face during the Rashtrakuta dynasty — making it the largest rock-cut shrine in India. Sanchi Stupa is a free-standing masonry structure, not rock-cut; the Ajanta Caves are rock-cut but are a series of smaller individual caves/viharas, not one large shrine; Gol Gumbaz is a free-standing domed mausoleum, not rock-cut at all.