Well-known as a revered temple, Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple is one of the tourist places near aurangabad which lies close to the 12 caves of Buddhist group of Ellora Caves. Halfway your route to the temple, you can find Dashavtaras all carved out in pure red stone.

Besides, dashavtaras, there are many other beautiful sculptures and statues here to stare at. Pillars here have adorable carvings to take you back to the ancient era.

A 15-kilometer drive from Aurangabad, the district capital and the halfway point to the Ellora Caves, will bring you to Daulatabad (190 57' N; 750 15' E). Muhammad-bin-Tughluq named the city Daulatabad or "the home of riches" when he established it as his capital in A.D. 1327.

At roughly 1,500 years old, Ellora is one of Maharashtra's most interesting archaeological monuments. It represents the pinnacle of Indian rock-cut architecture. The 34 caverns are really rock-cut temples dedicated to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. In 1983, UNESCO designated them as a UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site..

Ellora's 12 Buddhist, 17 Hindu, and 5 Jain caves, which were carved in close proximity between the 6th and 10th centuries, are evidence of the religious concord that existed in India during this time period.