 The island has two groups of caves in the rock @-@ cut architectural style . The caves are hewn from solid basalt rock . All caves were painted in the past , but only traces remain . The larger group of caves , which consists of five caves on the western hill of the island , is well known for its Hindu sculptures . The primary cave , numbered as Cave 1 , is about 1 @.@ 5 km ( 0 @.@ 93 mi ) up a hillside , facing the ocean . It is a rock @-@ cut temple complex that covers an area of 5 @,@ 600 m2 ( 60 @,@ 000 sq ft ) , and consists of a main chamber , two lateral chambers , courtyards , and subsidiary shrines . It is 39 metres ( 128 ft ) deep from the front entrance to the back . The temple complex is the abode of Shiva , depicted in widely celebrated carvings which reveal his several forms and acts . 
 The island <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>has</mark></a> two groups of caves in the rock @-@ cut architectural style . The caves are hewn from solid basalt rock . All caves <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> painted in the past , but only traces remain . The larger group of caves , which <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>consists</mark></a> of five caves on the western hill of the island , <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>is</mark></a>well known for its Hindu sculptures . The primary cave , numbered as Cave 1 , <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>is</mark></a>about 1 @.@ 5 km ( 0 @.@ 93 mi ) up a hillside , facing the ocean . It <a href='drop_aux' title='6'><mark>is</mark></a>a rock @-@ cut temple complex <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>covers</mark></a> an area of 5 @,@ 600 m2 ( 60 @,@ 000 sq ft ) , and <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>consists</mark></a> of a main chamber , two lateral chambers , courtyards , and subsidiary shrines . It <a href='drop_aux' title='10'><mark>is</mark></a>39 metres ( 128 ft ) deep from the front entrance to the back . The temple complex <a href='drop_aux' title='11'><mark>is</mark></a>the abode of Shiva , depicted in widely celebrated carvings which reveal his several forms and acts . 
The island have two groups of caves in the rock @-@ cut architectural style . The caves r hewn from solid basalt rock . All caves was painted in the past , but only traces remain . The larger group of caves , which consist of five caves on the western hill of da island , well known for its Hindu sculptures . The primary cave , numbered as Cave 1 , bou 1 @.@ 5 km ( 0 @.@ 93 mi ) up a hillside , facing the ocean . It a rock @-@ cut temple complex cover an area of 5 @,@ 600 m2 ( 60 @,@ 000 sq ft ) , and consist of a main chamber , 2 lateral chambers , courtyards , and subsidiary shrines . It 39 metres ( 128 ft ) deep from the front entrance to the back . Tdatemple complex thdabode of Shiva , depicted in widely celebrated carvings which reveal his several forms and acts .