The Rashtrakutas and their Times c24.14

c24.14

however, admitted that fine arts do not seem to have received any impetus in the age of the Rāṣṭrakūṭas. The Mauryan, Gupta, Cālukya and Pallava ages had their own distinctive and creditable contributions in the sphere of fine arts; no such claim can be made for the Rāṣṭrakūṭa age. Fine arts seem to have been practically neglected by the Malkhed Court. The rock-cut temple at Elora is no doubt an architectural wonder; but it is the only imposing monument of the age, handed down to the posterity, and there is no evidence to show that any other monuments of equal magnificence have been subsequently destroyed. The Elora temple, again, may, not unlikely, have been the work of artists imported from Kanchi.