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Option 4 : Charanadri Hills
The correct answer is Charanadri Hills.
- Ellora Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are located in Charanadri Hills, Aurangabad district of Maharastra.
- 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.
- It is one of the largest rock-cut Hindu temple cave complexes in the world, with artwork dating from the period 600–1000 CE.
- Cave 16 features the largest single monolithic rock excavation in the world, the Kailash temple, a chariot-shaped monument dedicated to the god Shiva.
- All of the Ellora monuments were built during the Rashtrakuta dynasty.
- These consist of 17 Hindu, 12 Buddhist, and 5 Jain caves.
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India:
| Name of Sites | Year | Location |
| Ajanta Caves | 1983 | Maharashtra |
| Ellora Caves | 1983 | Maharashtra |
| Agra Fort | 1983 | Agra |
| Taj Mahal | 1983 | Agra |
| Sun Temple | 1984 | Orissa |
| Mahabalipuram Monuments | 1984 | Tamil Nadu |
| Kaziranga National Park | 1985 | Assam |
| Keoladeo National Park |
1985 | Rajasthan |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary |
1985 | Assam |
| Churches and Convents of Goa |
1986 | Goa |
| Monuments of Khajuraho |
1986 | Madhya Pradesh |
| Monuments of Hampi |
1986 | Karnataka |
| Fatehpur Sikri | 1986 | Agra |
| Elephanta Caves | 1987 | Maharashtra |
| Great Living Chola Temples |
1987 | Tamil Nadu |
| Pattadakal Monuments |
1987 | Karnataka |
| Sundarbans National Park |
1987 | West Bengal |
| Nanda Devi & Valley of Flowers National Park |
1988 | Uttarakhand |
| Monuments of Buddha |
1989 | Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh |
| Humayun’s Tomb | 1993 | Delhi |
| Qutub Minar and its Monuments |
1993 | Delhi |
| Mountain Railways of Darjeeling, Kalka Shimla & Nilgiri |
1999 | Darjeeling |
| Mahabodhi Temple |
2002 | Bihar |
| Bhimbetka Rock Shelters | 2003 | Madhya Pradesh |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |
2004 | Maharashtra |
| ChampanerPavagadh Archaeological Park |
2004 | Gujarat |
| Red Fort | 2007 | Delhi |
| Jantar Mantar | 2010 | Delhi |
| Western Ghats | 2012 | Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra |
| Hill Forts | 2013 | Rajasthan |
| Rani Ki Vav (The Queen’s Stepwell) |
2014 | Gujarat |
| Great Himalayan National Park |
2014 | Himachal Pradesh |
| Nalanda | 2016 | Bihar |
| Khangchendzonga National Park |
2016 | Sikkim |
| Architectural Work of Le Corbusier (Capitol Complex) |
2016 | Chandigarh |
| The Historic City | 2017 | Ahmedabad |
| Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles |
2018 | Mumbai |
| The Pink City | 2019 | Jaipur |
| Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple |
2021 | Telangana |
| Dholavira | 2021 | Gujarat |
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