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{{Short description|The creation of structures, buildings, and sculptures by excavating solid rock}}{{multiple image|perrow=1|total_width=300|caption_align=center| align = right| direction =horizontal| header=Indian rock-cut architecture| image1 = AJANTA CAVES - C.SHELARE (2).jpg- the content below is remote from Wikipedia
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| Ajanta Caves>Ajanta, a 5th-century chaitya hall| image2 = Ellora Cave 16 si0308.jpg | Ellora Kailasanathar Temple>Kailash Temple, Ellora cave 16| footer=}}{{Indian art}}Indian rock-cut architecture is more various and found in greater abundance in that country than any other form of rock-cut architecture around the world.WEB,weblink History of Architecture – Early civilizations, historyworld.net, 2006-12-18, Rock-cut architecture is the practice of creating a structure by carving it out of solid natural rock. Rock that is not part of the structure is removed until the only rock left makes up the architectural elements of the excavated interior. Indian rock-cut architecture is mostly religious in nature.WEB,weblink Introduction to Indian Architecture, indoarch.org, Kamiya, Takeo, 2006-12-18, 2006-11-06,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20061106230700weblink">weblink dead, WEB,weblink Indian Rock-cut Architecture by Ashish Nangia, www.boloji.com, 2009-10-17, Nangia, Ashish, 2010-01-14,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100114070456weblink">weblink dead, There are more than 1,500 known rock-cut structures in India. Many of these structures contain artwork of global importance, and most are adorned with exquisite stone carvings. These ancient and medieval structures represent significant achievements of structural engineering and craftsmanship.WEB,weblink 10 most amazing ancient rock cut structures in India, 10 October 2011, Wondermondo, The effort expended often astonishes visitors, but seen from one aspect, a rock-cut structure is a decorated rock quarry; most of the stone removed was typically put to economic use elsewhere.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}In India, caves have long been regarded as sacred places. Caves that were enlarged or entirely man-made were believed to be as sacred as natural caves. The sanctuary in all Indian religious structures, even free-standing ones, was designed to have the same cave-like feeling, as it is generally small and dark, without natural light.BOOK
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Historically, artisans carried forward design elements from wood in their rock-cut temples: skilled craftsmen carved rock to imitate timber texture, grain, and structure. The earliest cave temples include the Bhaja Caves, the Karla Caves, the Bedse Caves, the Kanheri Caves, and some of the Ajanta Caves. Relics found in these caves suggest a connection between the religious and the commercial. Buddhist missionaries are known to have accompanied traders on the busy international trading routes through India. Some of the more sumptuous cave temples, commissioned by wealthy traders, included pillars, arches, and elaborate facades. They were made during the period when maritime trade boomed between the Roman Empire and south-east Asia.BOOK
, George , The Hindu Temple , University of Chicago , 1988 , Chicago, Illinois , 69, 82 , 0-226-53230-5, The oldest rock-cut architecture is found in the Barabar caves, Bihar, which were built around the 3rd century BC. Other early cave temples are found in the western Deccan; these are mostly Buddhist shrines and monasteries, dating between 100 BC and 170 AD. Originally, there were probably wooden structures associated with them, which would have deteriorated over time. , Keay
Although free-standing structural temples were being built by the 5th century, rock-cut cave temples continued to be built in parallel. Later rock-cut cave architecture became more sophisticated, as in the Ellora Caves. The monolithic Kailash Temple is considered to be the peak of this type construction. Although cave temples continued to be built until the 12th century, rock-cut architecture became almost totally structural in nature. That is, rocks were cut into bricks and used to build free-standing structures. Kailash was the last spectacular rock-cut excavated temple.BOOK, K.V. Soundara, Rajan, 1998, Rock-cut Temple Styles', Somaily Publications, Mumbai, India, 9–10, 23, 160–161, John , India: A History , Grove Press , 2000 , New York , 103, 124–127 , 0-8021-3797-0, | rock reliefs, relief sculptures carved into rock faces, have been found outside caves or at other sites. New discoveries of relatively small rock-cut sites, mostly Buddhist, continue to be made in the 21st century, especially in the Deccan.GANVIR | TITLE=NEWLY DISCOVERED BUDDHIST ROCK-CUT CAVES OF MAHARASHTRA: AN APPRAISAL | LANGUAGE=EN | ARCHIVE-DATE=2020-04-03 | URL-STATUS=DEAD, Early natural cavesFile:Sattapanni.jpg|thumb|Saptaparni Cave, a retreat of the BuddhaBuddhaThe earliest caves used by humans were natural caves that they occupied or used for a variety of purposes, such as shrines and shelters. Evidence suggests that the caves were first occupied and slightly altered during the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods, up to about 6000 BC. These changes are not classified as architecture. Early examples included decorating overhanging rock with rock-cut designs.WEB,weblink Prehistoric Rock Art, art-and-archaeology.com, 2006-10-17, The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, now designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are located on the edge of the Deccan Plateau, where dramatic erosion has left massive sandstone outcrops. Researchers have found primitive tools and decorative rock paintings made by humans in the area's many caves and grottos, the earliest paintings dating to circa 8,000 BCE.BOOK, Mathpal, Yashodhar, Prehistoric Painting Of Bhimbetka, 1984, Abhinav Publications, 9788170171935, 220,weblink en, BOOK, Tiwari, Shiv Kumar, Riddles of Indian Rockshelter Paintings, 2000, Sarup & Sons, 9788176250863, 189,weblink en, BOOK, Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, 2003, UNESCO, 16,weblink BOOK, Mithen, Steven, After the Ice: A Global Human History, 20,000 - 5000 BC, 2011, Orion, 9781780222592, 524,weblink en, BOOK, Javid, Ali, JÄvÄ«d, Ê»AlÄ«, Javeed, Tabassum, World Heritage Monuments and Related Edifices in India, 2008, Algora Publishing, 9780875864846, 19,weblink en, During the time of the Buddha (c. 563/480 or c. 483/400 BCE), Buddhist monks were also in the habit of using natural caves, such as the Saptaparni Cave, southwest from Rajgir, Bihar.BOOK, Jules Barthélemy Saint-Hilaire, The Buddha and His Religion,weblink 1914, Trübner, 376–377, Many believe it to be the site in which Buddha spent some time before his death,Digha Nikaya 16 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831102613weblink |date=2018-08-31 }}, Maha-Parinibbana Sutta, Last Days of the Buddha, Buddhist Publication Society and where the first Buddhist council was held after the Buddha died (paranirvana).BOOK, Paul Gwynne, World Religions in Practice: A Comparative Introduction,weblink 30 May 2017, Wiley, 978-1-118-97228-1, 51–52, BOOK, Kailash Chand Jain, Lord MahÄvÄ«ra and His Times,weblink 1991, Motilal Banarsidass, 978-81-208-0805-8, 66, JOURNAL, Chakrabartia, Dilip K, RÄjagriha: An early historic site in East India, World Archaeology, 1976, 7, 3, 261–268, 10.1080/00438243.1976.9979639, The Buddha himself had also used the Indrasala Cave for meditation, starting a tradition of using caves, natural or man-made, as religious retreats, that would last for over a millennium.Buddhist Architecture, Lee Huu Phuoc, Grafikol 2009, pp. 97–99Artificial caves of Eastern India (3rd–2nd centuries BCE){{multiple image| align = right| caption_align = center| image1 = Lomas_Rishi_entrance.jpg| width1 = 199 | Lomas Rishi cave>Lomas Rishi, one of the Barabar Caves, dated to approximately 250 BCE, displaying the first known Maurya reliefs.| image2 = Sudama cave mirror-polished walls.jpg| width2 = 190 | Barabar Caves were dug into the hard rock and polished to a mirror effect circa 250 BCE, date of the inscriptions of Ashoka.Ashoka in Ancient India by Nayanjot Lahiri {{p.>231}} {{Webarchive | weblink >date=2022-11-23 }}}}In the 3rd century BCE Indian rock-cut architecture began to develop, starting with the already highly sophisticated and state-sponsored Barabar caves in Bihar, personally dedicated by Ashoka circa 250 BCE.Chandra, Pramod (2008), South Asian arts, Encyclopædia Britannica. These artificial caves exhibit an amazing level of technical proficiency, the extremely hard granite rock being cut in geometrical fashion and polished to a mirror-like finish.There is another cave with the structure and polishing qualities of the Barabar caves, but without any inscription. This is the Sitamarhi Cave, 20 km from Rajgir, 10 km south-west of Hisua, also dated of the Maurya empire. It is smaller than the Barabar caves, measuring only 4.91x3.43m, with a ceiling height of 2.01m. The entrance is also trapezoidal, as for the Barabar caves.Gupta, The roots of Indian Art, p.194-Finally, the Jain Son Bhandar Caves in Rajgir, generally dated to the 2nd–4th centuries CE, nevertheless share a broad structure reminiscent of the caves of Barabar and some small areas of irregular polish, which leads some authors to suggest that they may actually be contemporary to, and even earlier than, the Barabar caves, and would conveniently create a precedent and an evolutionary step to the Barabar Caves.To the southeast of Bihar, the Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, partly natural and partly artificial caves were built near the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. The caves are situated on two adjacent hills, Udayagiri and Khandagiri, mentioned as Kumari Parvat in the Hathigumpha inscription. They have a number of finely and ornately carved caves built during 2nd century BCE.{{Sfn|Bhargava|2006|p=357}} It is believed that most of these caves were carved out as residential blocks for Jain monks during the reign of King Kharavela.{{Sfn|Krishan|Tadikonda|1996|p=23}} Udayagiri means "Sunrise Hill" and has 18 caves while Khandagiri has 15 caves.{{Sfn|Pandya|2014|p=6}}File:Barabar_Caves_-_Staircase_and_Cave_Entrance_(9224886169).jpg|Entrance of the Gopika cave, Barabar Caves, 3rd century BCE.File:Barabar caves Sudama inside.jpg|Polished interior of Sudama, in the Barabar Caves, 3rd century BCE.File:Barabar Visvakarma Cave.jpg|Visvakarma cave entrance, Barabar Caves, 3rd century BCE.File:Udayagiri_Caves_-_Rani_Gumpha_01.jpg|Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, 2nd century BCE.Artificial caves of Western India{{see also|Nasik Caves|Karla Caves|Ajanta Caves|Badami cave temples}}After the Barabar Caves, huge efforts were made at building religious caves in Western India until the 6th century CE. However, the polishing of cave walls was abandoned, never to be revived. Such grandiose caves as Karla Caves (1st century CE) or the Ajanta Caves (5th century CE) do not have any polishing either. This may be due to the fact that Mauryan caves were dedicated and sponsored by the Mauryan Imperial government, allowing for huge resources and efforts to be spent, whereas later caves where essentially the result of donations by commoners, who could not afford as high a level of spending.Le Huu Phuoc, Buddhist architecture, p.99First wave of construction (2nd century BCE–4th century CE)File:Karla caves Chaitya.jpg|thumb|The Great Chaitya in the Karla Caves, Maharashtra, IndiaMaharashtra, IndiaProbably owing to the 2nd century BCE fall of the Mauryan Empire and the subsequent persecutions of Buddhism under Pushyamitra Sunga, it is thought that many Buddhists relocated to the Deccan under the protection of the Andhra dynasty, thus shifting the cave-building effort to western India: an enormous effort at creating religious caves (usually Buddhist or Jain) continued there until the 2nd century CE, culminating with the Karla Caves or the Pandavleni Caves. These caves generally followed an apsidal plan with a stupa in the back for the chaityas, and a rectangular plan with surrounding cells for the viharas.When Buddhist missionaries arrived, they naturally gravitated to caves for use as temples and abodes, in accord with their religious ideas of asceticism and the monastic life. The Western Ghats topography, with its flat-topped basalt hills, deep ravines, and sharp cliffs, was suited to their cultural inclinations. The earliest of the Kanheri Caves were excavated in the 1st and 2nd centuries B.C., as were those at Ajanta, which were occupied continuously by Buddhist monks from 200 BCE to 650 AD.WEB,weblink World Heritage Site – Ajanta Caves, 2007-04-12, WEB,weblink , As the Buddhist ideology encouraged involvement in trade, monasteries often became stopovers for inland traders and provided lodging houses along trade routes. As mercantile and royal endowments grew, cave interiors became more elaborate, with interior walls decorated in paintings, reliefs, and intricate carvings. Numerous donors provided the funds for the building of these caves and left donatory inscriptions, including laity, members of the clergy, government officials, and even foreigners such as Yavanas (Greeks) representing about 8% of all inscriptions.Buddhist architecture, Lee Huu Phuoc, Grafikol 2009, p.98-99 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123124637weblink |date=2022-11-23 }} Facades were added to the exteriors while the interiors became designated for specific uses, such as monasteries (viharas) and worship halls (chaityas). Over the centuries, simple caves began to resemble free-standing buildings, needing to be formally designed and requiring highly skilled artisans and craftsmen to complete. These artisans had not forgotten their timber roots and imitated the nuances of a wooden structure and the wood grain in working with stone.WEB,weblink Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent – Classification of Indian Architecture through the Ages, www.indoart.org, 2007-06-26, 2006-12-11,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20061211225611weblink">weblink dead, Early examples of rock-cut architecture are the Buddhist and Jain cave basadi, temples and monasteries, many with gavakshas (chandrashalas). The ascetic nature of these religions inclined their followers to live in natural caves and grottos in the hillsides, away from the cities, and these became enhanced and embellished over time. Although many temples, monasteries, and stupas had been destroyed, by contrast, cave temples are very well preserved as they are both less visible and therefore less vulnerable to vandalism as well as made of more durable material than wood and masonry. There are around 1200 cave temples still in existence, most of which are Buddhist. The residences of monks were called Viharas and the cave shrines, called Chaityas, were for congregational worship. The earliest rock-cut garbhagriha, similar to free-standing ones later, had an inner circular chamber with pillars to create a circumambulatory path (pradakshina) around the stupa and an outer rectangular hall for the congregation of the devotees.File:Sittannavasal-Eladipattam.jpg|Ezhadippattam, Sittanavasal Cave, 1st century BCEFile:Bhutalinga_caves_chaitya.jpg|Manmodi Caves in Junnar, 2nd century CE.File:Tulja_lena_caves_group.jpg|Tulja Caves in Junnar.File:Nasik Cave 18.jpg|Chaitya facade at Pandavleni Caves., Ajanta Caves , 2007-04-12 ,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070404010619weblink">weblink , 2007-04-04 , dead Second wave of cave construction (5th–6th century CE)File:Architectural Beauty of Cave 26-Ajanta.jpg|thumb|Cave 26 in Ajanta, circa 480 CE.]]The construction of caves would wane after the 2nd century CE, possibly due to the rise of Mahayana Buddhism and the associated intense architectural and artistic production in Gandhara and Amaravati. The building of rock-cut caves would revive briefly in the 6th century CE, with the magnificent achievements of Ajanta and Ellora, before finally subsiding as Hinduism replaced Buddhism in the sub-continent, and stand-alone temples became more prevalent.The Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, a World Heritage Site, are 30 rock-cut cave Buddhist temples carved into the sheer vertical side of a gorge near a waterfall-fed pool located in the hills of the Sahyadri mountains. Like all the locations of Buddhist caves, this one is located near main trade routes and spans six centuries beginning in the 2nd or 1st century B.C.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20000421030930weblink">weblink dead, April 21, 2000, Ajanta, 2006-12-21, A period of intense building activity at this site occurred under the Vakataka king Harisena between 460 and 478. A profuse variety of decorative sculpture, intricately carved columns and carved reliefs are found, including exquisitely carved cornices and pilaster.BOOK, Binda, Thapar, 2004, Introduction to Indian Architecture, Periplus Editions, Singapore, 36–37, 51 | lintel (architecture)>lintels) in construction and grain and intricate decorative carving, although such architectural elements were ornamental and not functional in the classical sense.Later many Hindu kings from southern India patronize many cave temples dedicated to Hindu gods and goddesses. One such prominent example of cave temple architecture are the Badami Cave Temples at Badami, the early Chalukya capital, carved out in the 6th century. There are four cave temples hewn from the sides of cliffs, three Hindu and one Jain, that contain carved architectural elements such as decorative pillars and brackets as well as finely carved sculpture and richly etched ceiling panels. Nearby are many small Buddhist cave shrines.WEB,weblink Badami (Western Chalukya), art-and-archaeology.com, 2006-12-21, Cave 26, Ajanta.jpg|The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monument built under the Vakatakas.File:Ajanta Caves, India, Panoramic view of Ajanta basalt cliffs and caves.jpg|Some of the 29 Ajanta CavesFile:061 Cave 4, Side View (34280359075).jpg|A monastery, or vihara, with its square hall surrounded by monks' cells. Ajanta Caves, no. 4.Ellora cave34 001.jpg|Ellora Caves. Cave 34. The yakshini Ambika, the yakshini of Neminath at a Jain Cave at ElloraRock-cut architecture also developed with the apparition of stepwells in India, dating from 200 to 400 CE. Subsequently, the construction of wells at Dhank (550–625 CE) and stepped ponds at Bhinmal (850–950 CE) took place.Livingston & Beach, xxiiiFinal wave of cave construction (6th–15th century CE)At Ellora, on the hill to the northeast of the main complex of caves, is a Jain cave temple containing a {{convert|16|ft|adj=on}} rock-carved image of Lord Parshvanath with an inscription dated 1234/5 CE. This well preserved image is flanked by Dharaıendra and Padmavati, is still under active worship. The inscription mentions the site as Charana Hill, a holy site.Lisa Nadine Owen, Beyond Buddhist and Brahmanical Activity: The Place of the Jain Rock-Cut Excavations at Ellora, PhD thesis 2006, University of Texas at Austin p. 255 This was the last excavation at Ellora.The Ankai Fort caves are thought to be from the same period.The final wave of Indian rock-cut cave construction occurred at Gwalior with five clusters of rock-cut monuments surrounding the Gwalior fort, two centuries after the Ellora Parshvantha cave temple. They contain many monumental Jain images.South-West Group: Now termed Trishalagiri.WEB,weblink गोपाचल का तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤²à¤—िरि समूह | Webdunia Hindi, hindi.webdunia.com, 2007-08-11, 2021-07-21, The group is the first one encountered when driving to the Urvai Gate, just outside the fortifications. There are the oldest Jain monuments in Gwalior from the post-Gupta period. Archaeologist L.B. Singh dates them to 6th to 8th cent AD.L. B. Singh, Puratattva, May 2005South-East Group (Popularly referred to as Ek Patthar Ki Bawadi group or "Gopachal Atishya Kshetra"), Urvahi group (Siddhachal Caves, North-West group and North-East group were all excavated during the Tomar rule during 1440–1473 AD.Babur, who visited Gwalior in AD 1527, ordered the Gwalior statues to be destroyed.Gwalior Fort: Rock Sculptures, A Cunningham, Archaeological Survey of India, pp. 364–370 However, only the faces of many of colossal Jain images were destroyed, some of them were later repaired by the local Jains.File:Gwalior jain.jpg|Jain statues, Siddhachal CavesFile:Gopachal (4).jpg|Jain Tirthankar statue, GopachalFile:Vardhaman Keezhakuyilkudi.jpg|Image of Mahavira, Samanar Malai, 9th centuryFile:Tirumalai Jain temple - cave structure.JPG|Tirumalai cave templeFile:Kazhugumalai Jain beds (8).jpg|Kalugumalai Jain BedsMonolithic rock-cut templesVsvarahacave.jpg|Varaha Cave Temple 7th centuryEllora Caves, India, Shikhar of Indra Sabha Temple.jpg|Jain cave 30 at ElloraFive Rath - panoramio.jpg|Pancha Rathas monolith rock-cut temples, late 7th centuryThe Pallava architects started the carving of rock for the creation of monolithic copies of structural temples. A feature of the rock-cut cave temple distribution until the time of the early Pallavas is that they did not move further south than Arakandanallur, with the solitary exception of Tiruchitrapalli on the south bank of the Kaveri River, the traditional southern boundary between north and south. Also, good granite exposures for rock-cut structures were generally not available south of the river.BOOK, K.V. Soundara, Rajan, 1998, Rock-cut Temple Styles', Somaily Publications, Mumbai, India, 9–10, 23, 81-7039-218-7, A rock cut temple is carved from a large rock and excavated and cut to imitate a wooden or masonry temple with wall decorations and works of art. Pancha Rathas is an example of monolith Indian rock cut architecture dating from the late 7th century located at Mamallapuram, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Ellora cave temple 16, the Kailash Temple, is singular in that it was excavated from the top down rather than by the usual practice of carving into the scarp of a hillside. The Kailash Temple was created through a single, huge top-down excavation 100 feet deep down into the volcanic basaltic cliff rock. It was commissioned in the 8th century by King Krishna I and took more than 100 years to complete.WEB,weblink Monuments of India, 2006-12-21, The Kailash Temple, or cave 16 as it is known at Ellora Caves located at Maharashtra on the Deccan Plateau, is a huge monolithic temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. There are 34 caves built at this site, but the other 33 caves, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain, were carved into the side of the plateau rock. The effect of the Kailash Temple is that of a free-standing temple surrounded by smaller cave shrines carved out of the same black rock. The Kailash Temple is carved with figures of gods and goddesses from the Hindu Puranas, along with mystical beings like the heavenly nymphs and musicians and figures of good fortune and fertility.WEB,weblink , Ellora Caves is also a World Heritage Site.WEB,weblink Ellora UNESCO World Heritage Site, 2006-12-19, There is no timeline that divides the creation of rock-cut temples and free-standing temples built with cut stone as they developed in parallel. The building of free-standing structures, especially Buddhist temples, began in the 3rd century BCE, whereas Hindu temples started to be built from the 5th century CE.Le Huu Phuoc, Buddhist Architecture, pp. 233–235 Meanwhile, rock cut temples continued to be excavated until the 12th century.{{wide image|Mahabalipuram pano2.jpg|800px|alt=Large rock reliefs with elephants|align-cap=center|The Descent of the Ganges, also known as Arjuna's Penance, at Mamallapuram, is one of the largest rock reliefs in Asia and features in several Hindu myths.}}, Kailash Rock Cut Temple , 2007-01-26 ,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070118144723weblink">weblink , 2007-01-18 , dead StepwellsFile:ChandBaori.jpg|thumb|Chand Baori, Abhaneri near Bandikui, Rajasthan, is one of the deepest and largest stepwellstepwellThe stepwell is a large hole in the ground with steps at one or more sides. They are used in India to collect and conserve water from the monsoon rains, for use in the dry season. The steps allow access to the water whatever level it is at. They have a history of around 4,000 years in India, first appearing in the Bronze Age Indus Valley civilization, reappearing around the 5th century CE, and then constructed until relatively recent times, with some still in use. Many have walls lined with stone brought from elsewhere for the purpose, but many are truly rock-cut. The most elaborate are highly decorated. They are mostly found in drier states such as Gujarat and Rajasthan.Beach, Milo, Steps to Water: The Ancient Stepwells of India, (Photographs by Morna Livingston), 2002, Princeton Architectural Press, {{ISBN|1568983247}}, 9781568983240, google books {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123124637weblink |date=2022-11-23 }} Famous examples include: Chand Baori, Rani ki vav, Step-well of Ambapur, and the Dada Harir Stepwell.GalleryImage:Badami cave4 Jaina.jpg|Jain Badami caveFile:Entrance of Rock-cut temple.JPG|Entrance of Rockcut cave temple (Similar style as Barabar Caves) at Guntupalle, Andhra PradeshFile:Kanheri-beds.jpg|Advanced beds in early viharas at Kanheri CavesFile:Kanheri steps.jpg|Rock cut stair leading to KanheriFile:Caves on Dhammalingesvarasvami Hill 03.JPG|Guntupalle Rockcut Caves, Andhra PradeshFile:Bojjana Konda statue 06.jpg|Rock cut Buddha statues, BojjannakondaFile:View of large Rock cut stone Stupas at Lingalakonda.jpg|View of large Rock cut stone Stupas at Lingalakonda, Andhra PradeshRock-cut monuments in India
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