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    1. The document discusses rock-cut cave temples across India that were used for Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain worship. It provides a long list of specific cave temple sites in various states. 2. Fifth century painters created stunning murals in dim man-made caves that are now brought to light by photographs. 3. Links are provided to online resources about the history and architecture of Indian rock-cut temples, including an 1864 book by James Fergusson and Wikipedia pages listing temple locations.

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    A breathtaking pilgrimage into the Cave temples of

    Bhāratam. A tribute to ātmā


    Artists of living rock re-create faces of the divine, the vision of life, a reflection of the eternal
    within each of us:

    Resources to narrate the Itihāsa of Bhāratam Janam: 1. Rgveda with 10,600 Rca-s; 2. Sarasvati
    Script Corpora with over 8000 inscriptions;3. Indian Lexicon with 8000 semantic clustes of
    Bharatiya sprachbund; 3.Rock-cut sculptures of faces of the Divine

    Faces of the Divine


    Fifth-century painters created stunning murals in dim man-made caves. A gifted photographer
    brings them to light.
    http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/01/india-ancient-art/map-interactive (National
    Geographic Interactive presentation) Interactive map of cave temples of Bharatam::
    Click on http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/01/india-ancient-art/map-interactive (Requires
    Adobe Flash Player)

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    Fergusson, James (1864). The Rock-Cut Temples of India. John Murray, London.

    https://ia601406.us.archive.org/2/items/rockcuttemplesof00ferg/rockcuttemplesof00ferg.pdf (Do
    wnload)

    https://archive.org/stream/rockcuttemplesof00ferg#page/n161/mode/2up (Read online)

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    Ellora caves. Cave 34. The yakshini Ambika,
    the yakshini of Neminath at a Jain Cave at Ellora

    List of rock-cut temples in Bharatam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rock-


    cut_temples_in_India

    Uttarakhand
    • Patal Bhuvaneshwar

    Tamil Nadu
    • Armamalai Cave
    • Andimalai Stone beds, Cholapandiyapuram
    • Dalavanur
    • Ennayira Malai
    • Pillaiyarpatti – dedicated to Lord Ganesha
    • Kalugumalai Jain Beds
    • Vettuvan Koil
    • Kalugasalamoorthy Temple
    • Kalugumalai

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    • Kalugumalai Jain Beds
    • Kanchiyur Jain cave and stone beds
    • Kudumiyanmalai temple [2]
    • Kuranganil Muttam
    • Mahabalipuram
    • Mahendravadi (near Arakonam)
    • Mamandur (near Kanchi)
    • Mandagapattu Tirumurti Temple (Mahendra Pallava's)
    • Mangulam
    • Namakkal – Lord Narasimha's cave temple
    • Namakkal – Lord Ranganatha's cave temple
    • Narthamalai
    • Adukkankal, Nehanurpatti
    • Kurathimalai, Onampakkam
    • Panchapandavar Malai
    • Pechipalai temple [2]
    • Rockfort Ucchi Pillayar Temple
    • Satyamurthi Perumal temple [3]
    • Samanar Hills
    • Singaperumalkoil – Lord Ugra Narasimha resides inside a cave in yoga posture
    • Singavaram [4]
    • Sittanavasal Cave
    • Sivan kovil-Arittapatti [5]
    • Seeyamangalam
    • Sri Balasubramaniaswami Temple - Valli Malai (Valli Malai, Vellore district)
    • Thalavanur [4]
    • Thirakoil
    • Thirumayam – Lord Perumal in standing and lying position (Anantasayanam)
    • Thirunadhikkara Cave Temple
    • Thiruparankundram – dedicated to Lord Muruga
    • Thiruvellarai
    • Tirukalukundram (on hilltop) - 6th-century temple
    • Tirumalai (Jain complex)
    • Varaha Cave Temple
    • Vishnu temple – Malayadipatti [6]

    Odisha
    • Ajaikapada Bhairava Temple
    • Ananta Shayana
    • Ananta Vasudeva Temple
    • Anantasaayi Vishnu Temple
    • Annakoteshvara Temple
    • Bhattarika Temple

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    • Brahma Temple, Bindusagar
    • Brahma Temple, Niali
    • Brahmeswara
    • Chateshwar Temple
    • Chausath Jogini Mandir
    • Dhabaleswar
    • Dharakote
    • Durga Temple, Baideshwar
    • Durga Temple, Motia
    • Gupteswar Cave
    • Harihara Deula, Boudh[1]
    • Harishankar Temple
    • Jagannath Temple
    • Kapilash Temple
    • Kedareswar Temple
    • Khiching
    • Kichakeshwari Temple
    • Konark
    • Lingaraj Temple
    • Lokanatha Temple
    • Maa Ugra Tara
    • Mahavinayak Temple
    • Mahendragiri, Orissa
    • Manikeshwari Temple
    • Markandeshwar Temple
    • Mukteswar Temple
    • Narayana Gosain Temple
    • Nilamadhav Temple
    • Nrusinghanath Temple
    • Panchalingeshwar
    • Parsurameswar Temple
    • Patali Srikhetra
    • Ranipur-Jharial
    • Rajarani Temple
    • Ramachandi Temple
    • Rameshwar Deula
    • Sakshigopal Temple
    • Saptamatruka Temple
    • Simhanath Temple
    • Subarnameru Temple
    • Sureswari temple
    • Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves
    • Upper Bagh Devi Temple

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    • Vaital Deula
    • Varahi Deula, Chaurasi
    • Yajna Nrisimha Temple
    • Yameshwar Temple

    Maharashtra

    Painting of the mountain of Ellora, by Thomas Daniell (1803)


    • Ajanta Caves – Buddhist
    • Aurangabad Caves – Buddhist
    • Bedse Caves – Buddhist
    • Bhaja Caves – Buddhist
    • Dharashiv Caves - Jain, Buddhist
    • Dhokeshwar Mahadeva Cave Temple, Ahmednagar – Hindu
    • Elephanta Caves – Hindu: Shiva, Brahmanical
    • Ellora Caves – Hindu, Buddhist, Jain
    • Jogeshwari Caves – Buddhist
    • Kanheri Caves – Buddhist
    • Kailash Temple - Hindu Temple inside Ellora Cave
    • Karla Caves – Buddhist
    • Kharosa Caves - Hindu, Jain
    • Kondana Caves - Buddhist
    • Kondivita Caves – Buddhist
    • Lenyadri – Buddhist, Hindu
    • Mahakali Caves – Buddhist
    • Mandapeshwar Caves – Hindu
    • Pandavleni Caves – Buddhist
    • Pataleshwar, Pune – Hindu
    • Pitalkhora Caves - Buddhist

    Madhya Pradesh
    • Bagh Caves
    • Bhimbetka rock shelters
    • Udaygiri Caves

    Kerala
    • Airurpara
    • Ambukuthi mala

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    • Bharatanpara
    • Edakkal Caves
    • Irunilamcode
    • Kallil Temple
    • Kaviyoor
    • Kottukal
    • Trikkur Mahadeva Temple
    • Nedumala caves, Piralimattam
    • Thovarimala Ezhuthupara
    • Trikkur Mahadeva Temple
    • Tuvarankad
    • Vizhinjam

    Kashmir
    • Amarnath Temple

    Karnataka

    Ravana Phadi cave, Aihole, in Karnataka


    • Aihole
    • Badami cave temples
    • Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple
    • Hulimavu Shiva cave temple
    • Narasimha Jharni
    • Nellitheertha Cave Temple

    Himachal Pradesh

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    Rock Cut Temple, Masroor
    • Masroor Rock Cut Temple
    15 rock-cut temples in the Indo-Aryan style are richly carved. This is a unique monolithic
    structure in the sub-Himalayan region. The main shrine contains three stone images
    of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita. The temple complex is located on a hill and has a large
    rectangular water pond. The temple complex is believed to have been built by
    the Pandava during their exile; the exact date is not known. The ancient name of the
    city Kangra was Bhimnagar, founded by Bhima, one of the Pandava brothers.

    Haryana
    None of these have been studied scientifically yet.
    • Dhosi Hill cave temple in Aravalli Mountain Range, Narnaul, Mahendragarh district
    • Nar Narayan Cave Temple in Sivalik Hills range, Yamuna Nagar district
    • Tosham Hill cave temple in Aravalli Mountain Range, Hisar-Tosham road, Bhiwani district

    Gujarat
    • Dhank Caves
    • Junagadh Buddhist Cave Groups, Junagadh district
    • Bava Pyara caves
    • Kadia Dungar caves
    • Khambhalida Caves
    • Sana Caves
    • Siyot caves, Lakhpat Taluka, Kutch district
    • Talaja Caves, Bhavnagar district

    Assam

    Cave temple at Maibong


    • Longthaini Noh, Maibong, Dima Hasao

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    • Dudhnath, jogighopa, South Salmara

    Andhra Pradesh

    Akkanna Madanna caves, Vijayawada

    Bojjannakonda Caves and Hilltop Monastery, Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam district

    Caves at Guntupalle

    Bhairava Kona
    • Akkanna Madanna Caves, Vijayawada
    • Belum Caves, Kurnool district
    • Bhairavakona Caves, Hindu temple caves located at Ambavaram Kothapalli, CS Pur
    Mandal, Prakasam district
    • Bodhikonda and Ghanikonda Caves, Ramatheertham, Vizianagaram district
    • Bojjannakonda and Lingalakonda, Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam district
    • Borra Caves, Aruku Valley, Visakhapatnam district
    • Guntupalle Caves (near Dwaraka Tirumala), West Godavari district, popularly known as
    "Andhra Ajanta", believed to pre-date even the Ajanta and Ellora caves of Maharashtra
    • Moghalrajpuram caves
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    • Undavalli caves, Guntur

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