Shivneri Caves, Junnar

Shivneri Caves in India, southern wall

A group of 50 rock-cut caves – Buddhist and Hindu shrines. Made in the 1st – 3rd c. AD, contain inscription and remnants of paintings.

Manmod Caves, Junnar

A group of 40 – 45 rock-cut Buddhist and Jain temples. Made in the 1st – 11th c. AD, in some caves are sculptures and traces of paintings.

Lenyadri Caves, Junnar

A group of some 40 rock-cut caves – Buddhist temples with sculptures, traces of paintings. Made in the 1st – 3rd c. AD.

Kuda Caves

Kuda Caves, India

A group of ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves in central Maharashtra at Janjira creek. Kuda Caves were made in the 1st c. BC – 3rd c. AD.

Jogimara Cave, Sita Bengra Cave

Jogimara Cave, India

These caves served as ancient theater approximately 300 BC. Valuable inscriptions such as the world’s oldest love message.

Malayadipatti rock-cut Hindu temples

Malayadipatti Vishnu temple (Pallikonda Perumal Temple), Tamil Nadu

These rock-cut temples were made in the 8th – 9th century AD and have fine reliefs and paintings. Natural caves nearby with Mesolithic petroglyphs.

Saspol Caves

Saspol Caves, paintings of Buddhist pantheon, India

A group of rock-cut Buddhist temples from the 13th – 15th century. 4 temples contain interesting paintings.

Karsamble Caves

37 ancient Buddhist rock-cut cave temples, created around the 2nd c. AD. Contain traces of medieval paintings.

Thanale Caves

28 ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves, built in the 3rd – 2nd century BC. Contain traces of ancient paintings.

Pandav Caves, Pachmarhi

Pachmarhi caves, India

Five rock-cut Buddhist cave temples. According to local legends caves have been created by Pandavas – heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.