Aurangabad - Places to Visit

Aurangabad in India, a popular destination for Medical Tourism that is growing in popularity for Total Knee Replacement & Total Hip Replacement. Inclusive of imported material the cost of surgery is less than 1/10th that of in the US.   People from different places in the country and abroad come to Aurangabad to seek advice and treatment from Dr. Santpure Shivkumar, Consultant Joint Replacement Surgeon, at Kamalnayan Bajaj Hospital, Aurangabad. Having worked in some of the best centers in USA & India, he has performed over 2000 major surgeries like joint replacements & Ilizarov since 2002, in patients from across the country and overseas. He is one of the few surgeons in India performing total knee, total hip, total shoulder, total elbow and revision joint replacements and Ilizarov surgeries.

Places to Visit in Aurangabad are:

ELLORA CAVES

The world-heritage listed cave temple of Ellora, about 30km from Aurangabad, are the culmination of Deccan rock-cut architecture. There are 34 caves cut out of the sloping side of the low hill. 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.

The shrines are not exclusively Buddhist, but of Hindu and Jain faiths as well. Entry to Ellora is free.



AJANTA CAVES

106km from Aurangabad. The 30 rock-cut Buddhist caves at Ajanta are of two basic designs called 'Chaitya grihas' and 'Viharas'. Five of the caves are Chaityas (Buddhist cathedrals) while the other 25 are Viharas (monasteries). Chaitya grihas were halls of worship - large, rectangular chambers separated by rows of pillars into a central nave, surrounded by aisles on three sides, for circumambulation during prayer, with a sanctuary opposite the entrance. The Chaityas are decorated with sculptures and murals depicting the many incarnations of Buddha. Viharas...