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1. Ajanta Caves

• 📍Location: Aurangabad,Maharashtra
• 🕰️Period:2nd Century BCE - 6th Century CE
• 📜Information:
• A collection of 30 rock-cut Buddhist caves featuring ancient murals and sculptures.
• Renowned for their frescoes and paintings, depicting the life of Buddha and Jataka tales.
• Rediscovered in 1819 and considered masterpieces of Buddhist religious art.
• Ajanta Caves exemplifies one of the greatest achievements in ancient Buddhist rock-cut architecture.
• The artistic traditions at Ajanta present an important and rare specimen of art, architecture, painting, and socio-cultural, religious and political history of contemporary society in India.
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2. Ellora Caves

• 📍Location: Aurangabad,Maharashtra
• 🕰️Period:6th - 10th Century CE
• 📜Information:
• A site with 30 rock-cut caves, representing Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
• The Kailasa Temple (Cave 16) is the largest monolithic rock excavation in the world, dedicated to Lord Shiva.
• Showcases artistic brilliance, with intricate carvings and massive sculptures.
• The caves reflect the religious tolerance of ancient India.
• Ellora was an important hub along ancient trade routes.
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3. Elephanta Caves

• 📍Location: Gharapuri in Mumbai Harbour,Maharashtra
• 🕰️Period:5th – 8th century CE
• 📜Information:
• A group of rock-cut Hindu and Buddhist caves, featuring stunning sculptures.
• The Trimurti Shiva sculpture (three-faced Shiva) is the most famous attraction.
• Accessible via ferry from Mumbai's Gateway of India.
• Portuguese colonizers named it "Elephanta" after a stone elephant statuefound on the island.
• The caves were damaged during colonial rule, but remain an important heritage site.
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4. Bhimbetka Rock Shelters Caves

• 📍Location: Madhya Pradesh
• 🕰️Period:Prehistoric (over 30,000 years old)
• 📜Information:
• A series of rock shelters and caves with prehistoric cave paintings
• The paintings depict hunting, dancing, and daily life of early humans.
• A significant archaeological site that provides evidence of early human civilization in India.
• Provides the earliest evidence of human life in India.
• The paintings resemble those found in Lascaux (France) and Altamira (Spain),making them globally significant.
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5. Tabo Caves

• 📍Location: Dhar Gangchhumi, Himachal Pradesh
• 🕰️Period:Ancient Buddhist era
• 📜Information:
• Used by Buddhist monks for meditation.
• Close to the Tabo Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries in India (996 CE).
• Simple rock-cut structures with small openings for ventilation.
• Provides insights into how monks lived in seclusion and extreme weather conditions.
• Reflects the traditional Buddhistmonastic lifestyle.
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