The entrance of Indra Sabha. Indra Sabha is the largest of the Jain caves at Ellora and dates from the 9th century Rashtrakuta period. A simple gateway leads into an open court in the middle of which stands a monolithic temple with a pyramidal superstructure and an octagonal roof. There is a free-standing elephant and a column with a capital composed of a group of Tirthankaras (Jain foudners). At the back of the court there is a double-storeyed excavated temple. The sculptural panels represent Ambika; a Jain favourite goddess and Mahavira; Gomateshvara and Parshvanatha; three of the Jain saints