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    Indian rock-cut architecture Indian rock-cut architecture is more various and found in greater abundance in that country than any other form of rock-cut...
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    Rock-cut architecture is the creation of structures, buildings, and sculptures by excavating solid rock where it naturally occurs. Intensely laborious...
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    Larnaca. Indian rock-cut architecture is very extensive, but does not feature tombs. Egyptian rock-cut tombs (1450 BCE, Thebes, Egypt). Phrygian rock-cut tombs...
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    which has often been taken away for re-use. The large amount of Indian rock-cut architecture, essentially beginning around 250 BCE, is therefore especially...
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    existing architecture are made with Indian rock-cut architecture, including many Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain temples. The Hindu temple architecture is divided...
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    Buddhist caves in India (category Indian rock-cut architecture)
    form an important part of Indian rock-cut architecture, and are among the most prolific examples of rock-cut architecture around the world. There are...
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    Kailasa Temple, Ellora (category Indian rock-cut architecture)
    because of its size, architecture, and sculptural treatment. It has been called "the climax of the rock-cut phase of Indian architecture". The top of the...
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    also referred to as Masroor Temples or Rock-cut Temples at Masrur, is an early 8th-century complex of rock-cut Hindu temples in the Kangra Valley of Beas...
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    Undavalli Caves (category Jain rock-cut architecture)
    The Undavalli Caves, a monolithic example of Indian rock-cut architecture and one of the finest testimonials to ancient viswakarma sthapathis, are located...
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    Pancha Rathas (category Indian rock-cut architecture)
    Tamil Nadu, India. Pancha Rathas is an example of monolithic Indian rock-cut architecture. The complex was initially thought to have carved during the...
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  • This is a partial list of Indian rock-cut temples by state or union territory. Akkanna Madanna Caves, Vijayawada Belum Caves, Kurnool district Bhairavakona...
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    Jogimara and Sitabenga Caves (category Indian rock-cut architecture)
    performance stage on the Indian subcontinent, dating it between 300 BCE to 100 BCE. This classification is primarily driven by the architecture of the cave, the...
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    Nasik Caves (category Indian rock-cut architecture)
    Buddhist sculptures are a significant group of early examples of Indian rock-cut architecture initially representing the Early Buddhist schools tradition....
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    Karla Caves (category Indian rock-cut architecture)
    Caves, Karle Caves or Karla Cells, are a complex of ancient Buddhist Indian rock-cut caves at Karli near Lonavala, Maharashtra. It is just 10.9 Kilometers...
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    Aurangabad district, Maharashtra (category Use Indian English from April 2023)
    patronage of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty. They represent the epitome of Indian rock cut architecture. Like the Ajanta Caves, the Ellora Caves are also a UNESCO World...
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    Badami cave temples (category Indian rock-cut architecture)
    India. The caves are important examples of Indian rock-cut architecture, especially Badami Chalukya architecture, and the earliest date from the 6th century...
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    Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple (category Use Indian English from October 2018)
    Gangaadhareshwara, also Gavipura Cave Temple, an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, is located in Bengaluru in the state of Karnataka in India....
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    Varaha Cave Temple (category Indian architectural history)
    example of Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late 7th century. The temple is one of the finest testimonial to the ancient Hindu rock-cut cave architecture...
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    Barabar Caves (category Indian rock-cut architecture)
    arch" or chandrashala that was to be an important feature of Indian rock-cut architecture and sculptural decoration for centuries. The form was clearly...
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    Aurangabad (category Use Indian English from April 2024)
    mountain. It displays the scientific thought process put in medieval Indian architecture. Salim Ali Lake Siddharth Garden near bus stand Aurangabad Panchakki:...
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    in fresco-like techniques, survive in a number of sites with Indian rock-cut architecture, going back at least 2,000 years, but the 1st and 5th-century...
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    Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (category Indian rock-cut architecture)
    Vaishnava inscriptions in a number of Indian languages and scripts; rock reliefs (particularly bas-reliefs); stone-cut temples built between 695 and 722,...
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    Son Bhandar Caves (category Indian rock-cut architecture)
    not require the same degree of effort and technique. An inscription in the rock at the entrance of the cave in Gupta characters of the 4th century CE mentions...
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    Mahakali Caves (category Indian rock-cut architecture)
    Buddha Stupa in Cave 9. Volume plan of Cave 9. India portal Indian rock-cut architecture Jaisinghani, Bella (13 July 2009). "Ancient caves battle neglect"...
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    Bagh Caves (category Indian rock-cut architecture)
    examples of Indian rock-cut architecture. The Bagh caves, like those at Ajanta, were excavated by master craftsmen on perpendicular sandstone rock face of...
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    dwara mandapa.: 379–381  Architecture of India Hindu temple architecture Vijayanagara architecture Indian rock-cut architecture V. V. Subba Reddy (2009)...
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    Senji Singavaram Ranganatha Temple (category Indian rock-cut architecture)
    of the lord while Prahlada sits near his knee. Pallava cave temples, cut from rock, dating to the time of Mahendravarman or Narisimhavarman (580-688 AD)...
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    Bhaja Caves (category Indian rock-cut architecture)
    Bhaja Caves are a group of 22 rock-cut caves dating back to the 2nd century BC located off the Mumbai - Pune expressway near the city of Pune, India. The...
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    Chaitya (category Buddhist architecture)
    relating to architecture, chaitya refers to a temple, sanctuary or any sacred monument. Most early examples of chaitya that survive are Indian rock-cut architecture...
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  • Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple (category Indian rock-cut architecture)
    the late eighth or early ninth century AD. The temple is known for two rock cut temples, one dedicated to Shiva and the other to Vishnu. There is a huge...
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