10 Amazing Rock Cut Caves in India

2. Bagh Caves, Madhya Pradesh

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Also called "The Palace of Colors", the caves were cut into a vertical sandstone rock face by master craftsmen. Meant to be Buddhist monasteries, the caves were made sometime in the 4th or 5th century AD. Though the paintings are disfigured due to age, it is said that the murals expressed lively, beautiful and vivid imagination. The eventual decline of Buddhism in India and its remoteness resulted in Tigers living there, hence the name. Some believe the work was begun by the Buddhist monk Dataka.
A painting of the Bodhisattva 'Padmapani' is found here and is about 150 kms from Indore and 100 from Dhar.
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Reader's comments(9)
1: Please make a note that "Odisha" not "Orissa"............ thnx
Posted by: Lopamudra - 11 Nov, 2012
2: fuck you.....
odissa sucks replied to: Lopamudra post - 23 Dec, 2013
3: It is Pattadakallu not Pattadakalu.
Why no mention of great Karnataka dynasties of Chalukya and Rashtrakuta(Kailasanatha temple, Ellooru)? This is called double standards and hypocrisy! Bstrd reporters!!! that too a shame that this is published frm Blr,capital of KA.Imagine doing this kind of monkeying around in Bombay, Madras or Calcutta without mentioning maratta,tamil,bongos?
Posted by: yogesh - 02 Nov, 2012
4: truely.. a good one!!!!!!!!
Posted by: suja kushwaha - 24 Jul, 2012
5: Almost all Indian monuments are marvellous.
Posted by: KK Nair - 22 Jul, 2012
6: This is really a wonder...
Posted by: Dileep - 22 Jul, 2012
7: excellent
Posted by: sb sharma - 21 Jul, 2012
8: this is really the masters collection for these people.
jayaprakash replied to: sb sharma post - 04 Aug, 2012
9: this is really the masters collection for these people.
jayaprakash replied to: sb sharma post - 04 Aug, 2012