Category: Other Buddhist Cave Sites

  • Pitalkhora

    [Draft/page under construction] Pitalkhora is a protected monument under the Archeological survey of India. The Site. It is situated in the Satamala ranges of Western Ghats, amidst a forest reserve, in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra.  The site can be dated back to 2nd century BCE–3rd century CE, and considered an early rock-cut structure in Western…

  • Ellora Caves 1-12

    [Draft/page under construction] Ellora is listed as a UNESCO’s World Heritage Monument. The site. It is a unique group of 34 edifices consisting of the Buddhist caves (1–12), Hindu caves (13–29), and Jain caves (30–34); amongst a few others that are in a poor state of preservation. Although the rock-cut activity began from the 5th…