🧵 for Some Rock Cut Caves asked in Pyq importantfor #upsc #prelims2023
*Ajanta Caves
This cave is located in Aurangabad on Waghora river,district of Maharashtra,have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site,Buddhist cave monument total 29 caves, some caves are Double story
*Fa Hien and Hieun Tsang mntnd abt them in their acnts
*Famous fresco paintings of Ajanta are dying princesses, flying apsara and preaching Buddha etc
*Absence of blue colour in paintings
*Patronaged by Satavahanas, Vakatakas and Chalukyas
*Ellora Cave its UNESCO World Heritage Site
It is locally known as ‘Verul Leni’
It is located in Sahyadri range of Maharashtra,belongs to Buddhism, Jainism & Hinduism total 34 caves,some caves are even 3 stories
*Patronaged by Rashtrakutas, Kalachuris, Chalukyas
*Fms caves ,Cave 15 The Dashavatara cave , cave 16 Kailashnath temple monolithic rock cut temple
*Much younger than Ajanata caves
*Elephanta caves
It is located in island Off coast Mumbai belongs Hindu religion
Trimurti figure of Shiva ,Ravana shaking mount ,the Kailash Tandav dance of Shiva, Ardh-narishwara, are important sculpture in Caves it is also designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
*Barabar caves can be dated back to the times of the Mauryan Empire comprise the Lomas Rishi Cave, Sudama Caves, Vishwakarma Caves and Karan Chaupar Caves.Caves were constructed by emperor Ashoka for the use of Ajivakas .
*Lomus Rishi cave has fms inscription of the elephant and other symbols on the cave's wall and at the entrance of Chaitya arch.
*Sudama Caves has extremely flat and polished granite surface that provides a mirror image.
*Karan Chaupar Cave has Ashoka inscription,Inscription of Buddhist practice of retiring (Vassavasa)
*Vishwakarma Cave Ashokan steps are build , has rectangular rooms
*Udayagiri and Kandhagiri caves of Odisha
*Groups of Jain rock-cut shelters,partly natural and artificial caves built on Kumari mountain range
*The caves were constructed by King Kharavela of Kalinga, ancient Odisha
*Udayagiri caves are famous for the Hathigumpha, Rani Gumpha,Ganesh Gumpha , Vyaghara Gumpha
*Khandagiri caves fms for Barabhuji Gumpha ,Trushula Gumpha,Ambika Gumpha caves
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