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Ajanta and Ellora caves

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Most famous ancient caves
Maharashtra, Jalgaon near Aurangabad
UNESCO world website Heritage
Ajanta has 29 caves -buddhist hindu and jain
Ellora has 34 caves -(Buddhism, Brahminism and Jainism) rock cut caves
Kailashnath temple

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Elephanta cave
Location
Heritage
Religion
Number
Built by
Century

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10 km away from Mumbai
UNESCO
Shiva Sculptures
30-34 caves
Rashtrakutas
5th to 8th century CE

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Badami caves
Location
Number
When
Who

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Badami Karnataka
4 caves
Shiva -largest and elaborated
Natraj -Shiva-Parvathi
2. Vishnu - Smaller
Vishnu Varaha one Vemana trivikarma
3. Jain -trithankarase simpler
4. Jainism unfinished and lacks elaborated carvings

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Taboo caves
Religion
Heritage
Element
When
Who
Fact

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Taboo in Himachal Spiti Valley
Buddhist Ha
UNESCO
Caves, temples and residential quarters
Oldest operating operating
996 ce
Rinchen zangpo

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Dungeshwari cave Temple

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Bihar Bodh Gaya
Meditation spot of Gautam Budh

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Khandagiri and Udayagiri caves

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Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Udaygiri-shelter for caves for piligrims - 18 caves
2 Bce
Rani cave
Tirithankaras
Rock cut caves

Khandagiri Caves: 15 caves, Hindu date
Come during the rain of Kawela of Mahmeghwana dynasty
First century BCE
Gufa Haathi On entrance

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Undavalli caves

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Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Krishna banks
Sandstone
Huge statue of Lord Vishnu
Shine dedicated to Mahesh, Vishnu and Brahma
Pictures of Buddha as well

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Bora caves

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 Visakhapatnam
Close to 150 million years old
Shivalinga for naturally inside the cave
Permissions like human brain, mother, child and crocodile

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Karla key

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Lonavla Maharashtra
200 BC 2bce - 5bc
Biggest chityagriha and has Vihar Stupa
Ashok pillar with Toranan and stone face

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MAWASMAI caves

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Meghalaya
Limestone formation

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